Elative
 
 
    
 

1   Case Endings

The elative ending is -sta/-stä in both the singular and the plural. Because of vowel harmony the ending has two variants.

2   Formation

The elative singular is formed using the genitive stem and the elative plural using the plural stem. The elative ending is added directly to these stems.

Nominative

Elative sg

Elative pl

Translation

jalka

jalasta

jaloista

foot

varas

varkaasta

varkaista

thief

talo

talosta

taloista

house

vene

veneestä

veneistä

boat