-ra
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"
Basque
Alternative forms
- -era (after consonants)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ra/ [ra]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: -ra
Suffix
-ra
- Allative singular suffix.
- ibai (“river”) + -ra → ibaira (“to the river”)
- [with verbal noun] in order to
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | -∅ | -a | -ak | -ok | |
| ergative | -(e)k | -ak | -ek | ||
| dative | -(r)i | -ari | -ei | -oi | |
| genitive | -(r)en | -aren | -en | -on | |
| comitative | -(r)ekin | -arekin | -ekin | -okin | |
| causative | -(r)engatik | -arengatik | -engatik | -ongatik | |
| benefactive | -(r)entzat | -arentzat | -entzat | -ontzat | |
| instrumental | -(e)z | -az | -ez | -oz | |
| inessive | anim | -(r)engan | -arengan | -engan | -ongan |
| inan | -(e)tan | -an | -etan | -otan | |
| locative | anim | ―
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| inan | -(e)tako | -(e)ko | -etako | -otako | |
| allative | anim | -(r)engana | -arengana | -engana | -ongana |
| inan | -(e)tara | -(e)ra | -etara | -otara | |
| terminative | anim | -(r)enganaino | -arenganaino | -enganaino | -onganaino |
| inan | -(e)taraino | -(e)raino | -etaraino | -otaraino | |
| directive | anim | -(r)enganantz | -arenganantz | -enganantz | -onganantz |
| inan | -(e)tarantz | -(e)rantz | -etarantz | -otarantz | |
| destinative | anim | -(r)enganako | -arenganako | -enganako | -onganako |
| inan | -(e)tarako | -(e)rako | -etarako | -otarako | |
| ablative | anim | -(r)engandik | -arengandik | -engandik | -ongandik |
| inan | -(e)tatik | -(e)tik | -etik | -otik | |
| partitive | -(r)ik | ―
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Derived terms
References
- R. L. Trask (2008) “-ra”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 334
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-ra, from Proto-Finno-Ugric [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-rɑ/, [-rɑ̝]
Suffix
-ra (front vowel harmony variant -rä, linguistic notation -rA)
- Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal stems.
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁa/
- Hyphenation: -ra
Suffix
-ra
- third-person singular future of -re
Garo
Suffix
-ra
- used to make suggestions
- Iara?
- What about this?
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rɒ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɒ
- Hyphenation: -ra
Suffix
-ra/-re (sublative case suffix)
Usage notes
- (sublative case suffix) Variants:
- -ra is added to back-vowel words. Final -a changes to -á-.
- -re is added to front-vowel words. Final -e changes to -é-.
| case | back vowel a, á, o, ó, u, ú |
front vowel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded e, é, i, í |
rounded ö, ő, ü, ű | ||
| nominative | — | ||
| accusative | -t | ||
| -ot / -at | -et | -öt | |
| dative | -nak | -nek | |
| instrumental | -val | -vel | |
| causal-final | -ért | ||
| translative | -vá | -vé | |
| terminative | -ig | ||
| essive-formal | -ként1 | ||
| essive-modal | -ul | -ül | |
| inessive | -ban | -ben | |
| superessive | -n | ||
| -on | -en | -ön | |
| adessive | -nál | -nél | |
| illative | -ba | -be | |
| sublative | -ra | -re | |
| allative | -hoz | -hez | -höz |
| elative | -ból | -ből | |
| delative | -ról | -ről | |
| ablative | -tól | -től | |
See also
- rá
- Category:Hungarian terms taking -ra/-re
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
| case | suffix | who? | what? | this | that | he/she (it)1 | verbal prefix |
category |
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| nominative | – | ki | mi | ez | az | ő* / -∅ az / -∅ |
– | – |
| accusative | -t / -ot / -at / -et / -öt |
kit | mit | ezt | azt | őt* / -∅ azt / -∅ |
– | c1 c2 |
| dative | -nak / -nek | kinek | minek | ennek | annak | neki | neki- | category |
| instrumental | -val / -vel | kivel | mivel | ezzel/ evvel |
azzal/ avval |
vele | category | |
| causal-final | -ért | kiért | miért | ezért | azért | érte | – | category |
| translative | -vá / -vé | kivé | mivé | ezzé | azzá | – | – | category |
| terminative | -ig | – | meddig | eddig | addig | – | – | category |
| essive-formal | -ként | (kiként) | (miként) | ekként | akként | – | – | category |
| essive-modal | -ul / -ül | – | – | – | – | – | – | category |
| inessive | -ban / -ben | kiben | miben | ebben | abban | benne | – | category |
| superessive | -n/-on/-en/-ön | kin | min | ezen | azon | rajta | (rajta-) | category |
| adessive | -nál / -nél | kinél | minél | ennél | annál | nála | – | category |
| illative | -ba / -be | kibe | mibe | ebbe | abba | bele | bele- | category |
| sublative | -ra / -re | kire | mire | erre | arra | rá | rá- | category |
| allative | -hoz/-hez/-höz | kihez | mihez | ehhez | ahhoz | hozzá | hozzá- | category |
| elative | -ból / -ből | kiből | miből | ebből | abból | belőle | – | category |
| delative | -ról / -ről | kiről | miről | erről | arról | róla | – | category |
| ablative | -tól / -től | kitől | mitől | ettől | attól | tőle | – | category |
1Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise.
Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All Hungarian pronouns / edit this template
Irish
Alternative forms
- -radh (obsolete)
Etymology
Suffix
-ra m
Declension
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Derived terms
Japanese
Romanization
-ra
Mayo
Suffix
-ra
Derived terms
References
- Collard, Howard, Collard, Elisabeth Scott (1984) Castellano-mayo, mayo-castellano (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 6)[1] (in Spanish), third edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 203
Murui Huitoto
Etymology
From raa (“thing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [-ɾa]
- Hyphenation: -ra
Classifier
-ra
- Classifier for inanimate objects.
Derived terms
References
- Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)[2] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 208
- Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[3], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 83
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɑ/
- Hyphenation: -ra
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *iʀō, *-ōʀō, from Proto-Germanic *-izô or Proto-Germanic *-ōzô
Suffix
-ra
- Used to form the comparative degree of adjectives
Declension
Declension of -ra — Weak only
Descendants
Etymology 2
Suffix
-ra
- Used to form the genitive plural of adjectives
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ra]
- Hyphenation: -ra
Suffix
-ra f
- nominal suffix
Usage notes
- This suffix is only used for one word: kostra, hence the genitive plural form -or, the dative plural form -ram and the locative plural form -rach are hypothetical.
Declension
Declension of -ra
Derived terms
Slovak terms suffixed with -ra
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɾa/ [ˈɾa]
- Syllabification: -ra
Suffix
-ra
- first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive