Lõppsuffixist

Lõppsuffixist is the genitive singular form of lõppsuffix, a linguistic term used to refer to the ending suffix in Estonian morphology. In linguistics, lõppsuffix denotes the inflectional endings attached to a word stem to signal grammatical information such as case, number, mood or tense. Lõppsuffixes are a central part of Estonian morphology, which relies on a system of endings to express grammatical relations between words. The exact form of a lõppsuffix depends on the word class and the specific morphological paradigm to which the word belongs.

In usage, nouns, pronouns, adjectives and numerals take ending suffixes to indicate different cases and numbers. Verbs also acquire ending suffixes to mark tense, mood and person. The suffixes appear at the end of the word and can combine in sequences to reflect multiple layers of grammatical information. The study of lõppsuffixes helps explain how Estonian words change shape across sentences and how meaning is conveyed through inflection rather than word order alone.

Terminology note: the term lõppsuffix is a compound of lõpp, meaning end, and suffix, used in linguistic descriptions to refer to the suffix that marks a word’s ending. The form lõppsuffixist is used when describing or citing the specific ending suffix in grammatical analyses or dictionaries.

See also: Estonian grammar, suffix, inflection, case, number, verb conjugation.