See also: Appendix:Variations of "mus"
Finnish
Etymology
-m- + -us
Suffix
-mus (front vowel harmony variant -mys, linguistic notation -mUs)
- Forms nouns from verbs. Variant of -us used with verbs of conjugation type 61 (sallia), and those verbs in types 52 (sanoa) and 53 (muistaa) whose stem consists of at most two syllables
- tutkia (“to study, explore, investigate”) + -mus → tutkimus (“research, investigation”)
- luottaa (“to trust”) + -mus → luottamus (“trust”)
- Forms names for people and things from stems.
- yli- (“over, upper”) + -mus → ylimys (“aristocrat”)
- surkea (“miserable”) + -mus → surkimus (“weakling”)
- pyhä (“holy”) + -mus → pyhimys (“saint”)
- iso (“large”) + -mus → isomus (“large gold nugget”)
Usage notes
When attached to verbs ending in the derivational affix -utua / -ytyä, the -tu- / -ty- is elided (e.g. sitoutua + -mus → sitoumus instead of sitoutumus, which may be found in older language).
Declension
| Inflection of -mus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
-mus
|
-mukset
|
| genitive
|
-muksen
|
-musten
-muksien
|
| partitive
|
-musta
|
-muksia
|
| illative
|
-mukseen
|
-muksiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-mus
|
-mukset
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-mus
|
-mukset
|
| gen.
|
-muksen
|
| genitive
|
-muksen
|
-musten
-muksien
|
| partitive
|
-musta
|
-muksia
|
| inessive
|
-muksessa
|
-muksissa
|
| elative
|
-muksesta
|
-muksista
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| illative
|
-mukseen
|
-muksiin
|
| adessive
|
-muksella
|
-muksilla
|
| ablative
|
-mukselta
|
-muksilta
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| allative
|
-mukselle
|
-muksille
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| essive
|
-muksena
|
-muksina
|
| translative
|
-mukseksi
|
-muksiksi
|
| abessive
|
-muksetta
|
-muksitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
-muksin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-mukseni
|
-mukseni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-mukseni
|
-mukseni
|
| gen.
|
-mukseni
|
| genitive
|
-mukseni
|
-musteni
-muksieni
|
| partitive
|
-mustani
|
-muksiani
|
| inessive
|
-muksessani
|
-muksissani
|
| elative
|
-muksestani
|
-muksistani
|
| illative
|
-mukseeni
|
-muksiini
|
| adessive
|
-muksellani
|
-muksillani
|
| ablative
|
-mukseltani
|
-muksiltani
|
| allative
|
-mukselleni
|
-muksilleni
|
| essive
|
-muksenani
|
-muksinani
|
| translative
|
-muksekseni
|
-muksikseni
|
| abessive
|
-muksettani
|
-muksittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-muksineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-muksesi
|
-muksesi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-muksesi
|
-muksesi
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| gen.
|
-muksesi
|
| genitive
|
-muksesi
|
-mustesi
-muksiesi
|
| partitive
|
-mustasi
|
-muksiasi
|
| inessive
|
-muksessasi
|
-muksissasi
|
| elative
|
-muksestasi
|
-muksistasi
|
| illative
|
-mukseesi
|
-muksiisi
|
| adessive
|
-muksellasi
|
-muksillasi
|
| ablative
|
-mukseltasi
|
-muksiltasi
|
| allative
|
-muksellesi
|
-muksillesi
|
| essive
|
-muksenasi
|
-muksinasi
|
| translative
|
-mukseksesi
|
-muksiksesi
|
| abessive
|
-muksettasi
|
-muksittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-muksinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-muksemme
|
-muksemme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-muksemme
|
-muksemme
|
| gen.
|
-muksemme
|
| genitive
|
-muksemme
|
-mustemme
-muksiemme
|
| partitive
|
-mustamme
|
-muksiamme
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| inessive
|
-muksessamme
|
-muksissamme
|
| elative
|
-muksestamme
|
-muksistamme
|
| illative
|
-mukseemme
|
-muksiimme
|
| adessive
|
-muksellamme
|
-muksillamme
|
| ablative
|
-mukseltamme
|
-muksiltamme
|
| allative
|
-muksellemme
|
-muksillemme
|
| essive
|
-muksenamme
|
-muksinamme
|
| translative
|
-mukseksemme
|
-muksiksemme
|
| abessive
|
-muksettamme
|
-muksittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-muksinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-muksenne
|
-muksenne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-muksenne
|
-muksenne
|
| gen.
|
-muksenne
|
| genitive
|
-muksenne
|
-mustenne
-muksienne
|
| partitive
|
-mustanne
|
-muksianne
|
| inessive
|
-muksessanne
|
-muksissanne
|
| elative
|
-muksestanne
|
-muksistanne
|
| illative
|
-mukseenne
|
-muksiinne
|
| adessive
|
-muksellanne
|
-muksillanne
|
| ablative
|
-mukseltanne
|
-muksiltanne
|
| allative
|
-muksellenne
|
-muksillenne
|
| essive
|
-muksenanne
|
-muksinanne
|
| translative
|
-mukseksenne
|
-muksiksenne
|
| abessive
|
-muksettanne
|
-muksittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-muksinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-muksensa
|
-muksensa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-muksensa
|
-muksensa
|
| gen.
|
-muksensa
|
| genitive
|
-muksensa
|
-mustensa
-muksiensa
|
| partitive
|
-mustaan
-mustansa
|
-muksiaan
-muksiansa
|
| inessive
|
-muksessaan
-muksessansa
|
-muksissaan
-muksissansa
|
| elative
|
-muksestaan
-muksestansa
|
-muksistaan
-muksistansa
|
| illative
|
-mukseensa
|
-muksiinsa
|
| adessive
|
-muksellaan
-muksellansa
|
-muksillaan
-muksillansa
|
| ablative
|
-mukseltaan
-mukseltansa
|
-muksiltaan
-muksiltansa
|
| allative
|
-mukselleen
-muksellensa
|
-muksilleen
-muksillensa
|
| essive
|
-muksenaan
-muksenansa
|
-muksinaan
-muksinansa
|
| translative
|
-muksekseen
-mukseksensa
|
-muksikseen
-muksiksensa
|
| abessive
|
-muksettaan
-muksettansa
|
-muksittaan
-muksittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-muksineen
-muksinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Finnish terms suffixed with -mus
Descendants
Ingrian
Etymology
From -m- + -us. Akin to Finnish -mus.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-mus (front vowel variant -ys)
- Used to form action nouns from verbs: -ing
- kysy- (“to ask”) + -mus → kysymys (“question”)
Declension
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-mus
|
-mukset
|
| genitive
|
-muksen
|
-muksiin
|
| partitive
|
-musta, -must
|
-muksia
|
| illative
|
-muksee
|
-muksii
|
| inessive
|
-muksees
|
-muksiis
|
| elative
|
-muksest
|
-muksist
|
| allative
|
-mukselle
|
-muksille
|
| adessive
|
-mukseel
|
-muksiil
|
| ablative
|
-mukselt
|
-muksilt
|
| translative
|
-mukseks
|
-muksiks
|
| essive
|
-muksenna, -mukseen
|
-muksinna, -muksiin
|
| exessive1)
|
-muksent
|
-muksint
|
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
|
Derived terms
Ingrian terms suffixed with -mus
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic [Term?].
Pronunciation
Suffix
-mus (with odd-syllable stems -eamọs)
- Forms the superlative of adjectives.
Usage notes
- This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
|
| Attributive
|
-mus
|
| Nominative
|
-mus
|
| Genitive
|
-musa
|
| Attributive
|
-mus
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| Nominative
|
-mus
|
-musat
|
| Accusative
|
-musa
|
-musaid
|
| Genitive
|
-musa
|
-musaid
|
| Illative
|
-mussii
|
-musaide
|
| Locative
|
-musas
|
-musain
|
| Comitative
|
-musain
|
-musaiguin
|
| Essive
|
-mussan
|
Derived terms
- See Category:Northern Sami adjective superlative forms