Sanan -la merkitys | Babel Free

Määritelmät

1. Forms nouns that signify a place, such as an abode, a house, a land of, a farm, etc.
   morpheme
2. Front vowel variant of -la
   alt-of, front-vowel, morpheme
3. Used in farm names, which have often in turn developed into surnames.
   morpheme
4. Forms some nouns or adjectives, originally with a diminutive meaning.
   morpheme

Esimerkit

“Kaleva + -la → Kalevala (“the land of Kaleva”)”

“kana (“hen”) + -la → kanala (“henhouse”)”

“ravinto (“nourishment”) + -la → ravintola (“restaurant”)”

“Jussi + -la → Jussila (“the farm of Jussi”)”

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