-isa

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *-isa, possibly from Proto-Uralic. Related to Estonian -s (such as in jõudus (gen. jõudsa) ~ joutuisa), Ingrian -isa, Votic -zõ. === Suffix === -isa (front vowel harmony variant -isä, linguistic notation -isA) A suffix for making adjectives from some nouns and verbs. ‎kaiku (“echo”) + ‎-isa → ‎kaikuisa (“reverberant”) ‎myrsky (“storm”) + ‎-isa → ‎myrskyisä (“stormy”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== -kas ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto. === Anagrams === -ias, ais, sai == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *-isa. Cognates include Finnish -isa and Estonian -s. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /-isɑ/, [-is̠ɑˑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /-isɑ/, [-iʒ̥ɑˑ] === Suffix === -isa (front vowel variant -isä) Used to form adjectives denoting an abundance of the suffixed noun. ‎maku (“taste”) + ‎-isa → ‎makuisa (“tasty”) Used to form adjectives denoting having undergone the action of the suffixed verb. ‎kuulua (“to be heard”) + ‎-isa → ‎kuuluisa (“famous”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== -kas == Kongo == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-ícia. === Suffix === -isa Form causative verbs == Phuthi == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-ícia. === Suffix === -isa Forms causative verbs. ==== Usage notes ==== The variant form -îsa is used with stems containing superclose vowels. ==== Derived terms ==== == Southern Ndebele == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-ícia. === Suffix === -isa Forms causative verbs. ==== Derived terms ==== == Swazi == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-ícia. === Suffix === -isa Forms causative verbs. ==== Derived terms ==== == Xhosa == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-ícia. === Suffix === -isa Forms causative verbs. ==== Derived terms ==== == Zulu == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-ícia. === Suffix === -isa Forms causative verbs. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-isa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-isa”