-matu
See also: matu
Estonian
Etymology
Likely a variant of -tu.
Suffix
-matu (genitive -matu, partitive -matut)
- Derives nouns from (nominal stems of) verbs, that are generally only used in compounds
- panema "to put" → pandamatu, panematu → vastupandamatu "irresistible", tähelepanematu, tähelepandmatu "inattentive"
- võtma "to take" → võetamatu, võtmatu → vastuvõetamatu, vastuvõtmatu "unacceptable"
- kannatama "to suffer" → kannatamatu "impatient"
Inflection
Inflection of -matu (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -matu | -matud |
| accusative | -matu | -matud |
| genitive | -matu | -matute |
| partitive | -matut | -matuid |
| illative | -matusse | -matutesse -matuisse |
| inessive | -matus | -matutes -matuis |
| elative | -matust | -matutest -matuist |
| allative | -matule | -matutele -matuile |
| adessive | -matul | -matutel -matuil |
| ablative | -matult | -matutelt -matuilt |
| translative | -matuks | -matuteks -matuiks |
| terminative | -matuni | -matuteni |
| essive | -matuna | -matutena |
| abessive | -matuta | -matuteta |
| comitative | -matuga | -matutega |
Derived terms
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