-lema

See also: lema

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-ldak.

Suffix

-lema (da-infinitive -leda)

  1. Derives verbs, sometimes causing changes in the stem.
    tegema (“to do”) → tegelema (“to deal with something, to do”)
    vedama (“to carry”) → vedelema (“to lay around doing nothing”)
    ajama (“to drive”) → aelema (“to lounge”)
    jutt (“story”) → ütlema (“to say”)
    ostma (“to buy”) → ostlema (“to shop (frequentative)”)

Inflection

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Derived terms
Estonian terms suffixed with -lema
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