-uu
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "uu"
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier *-au < *-ao < *-ado, from Proto-Finnic *-o (whence also Finnish -o) plus the inflectional stem of verbs ending in *-at'ak. Cognates include Karelian -avo.
Suffix[edit]
-uu (front vowel harmony variant -yy, linguistic notation -UU)
- Forms nouns from verbs.
Usage notes[edit]
This suffix is used for some verbs whose citation form ends in -ata or -ätä. The back vowel harmony form -uu is used even when the stem has e or i. The verbal stem is in the strong grade if applicable.