Abessive

1   Case Endings

The abessive ending is -tta/-ttä both in the singular and in the plural. Because of vowel harmony the ending has two variants.

2   Formation

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

Nominative Abessive sg Abessive pl Translation
jalka jalatta jaloitta foot
varas varkaatta varkaitta thief
talo talotta taloitta house
vene veneettä veneittä boat