"-pi" meaning in Finnish

See -pi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -vi [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Finnic *-pi, derived from Proto-Finnic *-pa (participle ending). Etymology templates: {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*-pi}} Proto-Finnic *-pi, {{der|fi|urj-fin-pro|*-pa|pos=participle ending}} Proto-Finnic *-pa (participle ending) Head templates: {{head|fi|suffix}} -pi, {{tlb|fi|archaic}} (archaic)
  1. (personal, dialectal or poetic) Forms the third-person singular indicative present of verbs. Tags: archaic, dialectal, morpheme, personal, poetic
    Sense id: en--pi-fi-suffix-yM2yXBc4 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries
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