The termination -mpa is shortened to n ([24] and [46]) in the nominative, partitive, and genitive plur. (first form), and of course becomes -mma when the last syllable is closed in the other cases ([34]); -ttoma becomes -ton in the nominative sing., partitive sing., and first form of genitive plur. ([46]).
E.g. suurimpa, very large:—
| Sing. | Plur. | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | suurin | suurimmat |
| Part. | suurimpata, suurinta | suurimpia |
| Gen. | suurimman | suurimpain, suurinten, or suurimpien |
| In. | suurimmassa | suurimmissa |
| El. | suurimmasta | suurimmista |
| Il. | suurimpaan | suurimpiin |
| Ad. | suurimmalla | suurimmilla |
| Abl. | suurimmalta | suurimmilta |
| All. | suurimmalle | suurimmille |
| Abes. | suurimmatta | suurimmitta |
| Prol. | [suurimmatse] | suurimmitse |
| Transl. | suurimmaksi | suurimmiksi |
| Ess. | suurimpana, or suurinna | suurimpina |
| Com. | [suurimpane] | suurimpine |
| Instr. | [suurimman] | suurimmin |
In the plural the final a is lost before the i ([9]).
So also viattoma, guiltless (the termination -ttoma corresponds to the English termination -less, or the prefixes un-, in-). In Nom. viaton, a being lost, m becomes n, and the syllable being thus closed tt becomes t. Partitive from the same shortened root viatonta. Genitive, etc. viattoman, etc., nominative plur. viattomat, genitive viatonten, viattomain or viattomien, partitive viattomia, etc.
Second Division.
(1) The illative sing. ends in -sen, the illative plur. in sin, or hin.
(2) The shortened form of the root is always employed in the nominative sing., which ends in s, t, or the aspiration.