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