-tella

== Finnish == === Etymology === -ttaa +‎ -ella; the first suffix was adapted by analogy from the causative meaning, taking to "to refer to as" as well as probably later "to act like", while the -ella is a frequentative suffix. The analogy may have also taken place only after the use of -tella in its literal (causative-frequentative) sense for some verbs. === Suffix === -tella (front vowel harmony variant -tellä, stem -ttele-, linguistic notation -ttele- or -tellA) Forms verbs for calling someone by a name or a label. ‎neiti (“miss”) + ‎-tella → ‎neiditellä (“to call someone "miss"”) Forms verbs that describe act of pretending to be something. ‎hurskas (“pious”) + ‎-tella → ‎hurskastella (“to be hypocritical”) ==== Usage notes ==== Often added to the plural stem of the base noun. ==== Conjugation ==== When attached to a vowel stem: With consonant stems, the gradation pattern may be different, e.g. no gradation when the ending becomes -stella.