-istaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === Formally -ise- +‎ -taa, i.e. extracted from verbs originally formed by the suffix -taa from adjectives ending in -inen : -ise-. This reanalysis has likely been further supported by verbs such as altistaa, kaunistaa, tiivistää, valmistaa, all -taa verbs derived from adjectives which show -is even in the nominative. === Suffix === -istaa (front vowel harmony variant -istää, stem -ista-, linguistic notation -istA- or -istAA) Forms verbs meaning "to make (into)", predominantly from adjectives; -ize/-ise ‎vahva (“strong”) + ‎-istaa → ‎vahvistaa (“to strengthen”) ‎tosi (“real”) + ‎-istaa → ‎todistaa (“to verify”) Forms verbs referring to applying a tool onto or to equipping something. ‎kone (“machine”) + ‎-istaa → ‎koneistaa (“to machine”) ‎tietokone (“computer”) + ‎-istaa → ‎tietokoneistaa (“to computerize”) ==== Usage notes ==== After labial vowels, the -i- is frequently omitted: see -staa. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === -aista, aasit, aisat, aista, asiat, astia, saati, saita == Ingrian == === Etymology === Re-extracted form of -taa after nominals ending in -in. Akin to Finnish -istaa. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /-istɑː/, [-is̠tɑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /-istɑː/, [-iʃtɑː] === Suffix === -istaa (front vowel variant -istää) Used to form inchoative verbs: -ise ‎vari (“hot”) + ‎-istaa → ‎varistaa (“heat up”) ==== Usage notes ==== After labial vowels (-o, -ö, -u, -y), an alternative form -staa is more frequently used. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ====