# -maton
## Finnish
### Etymology

-ma +‎ -ton

### Suffix

-maton (front vowel harmony variant -mätön, linguistic notation -mAtOn)
* Forms negative adjectives indicating lack of an action from intransitive verbs; un- ~ -ed
    ‎olla (“to be”) + ‎-maton → ‎olematon (“nonexistent”)
* Forms negative adjectives indicating lack of action upon the object from transitive verbs; un- ~ -ed
    ‎jakaa (“to divide”) + ‎-maton → ‎jakamaton (“undivided”)
    ‎syödä (“to eat”) + ‎-maton → ‎syömätön (“uneaten”)
* Forms negative adjectives indicating incapability from transitive verbs; in- ~ -able, un- ~ -able
    ‎kieltää (“to deny”) + ‎-maton → ‎kieltämätön (“undeniable”)
    ‎lukea (“to count”) + ‎-maton → ‎lukematon (“innumerable”)

#### Usage notes

The corresponding positive adjectives are formed with multiple different suffixes. Sense 1 corresponds to adjectival use of active participles formed with -va, -nut, sense 2 to passive participles formed with -ttu, sense 3 to passive participles formed with -ttava.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of -maton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
-mattomani
-mattomani
accusative
nom.
-mattomani
-mattomani
gen.
-mattomani
genitive
-mattomani
-mattomieni -matonteni $^{rare}$
partitive
-matontani
-mattomiani
inessive
-mattomassani
-mattomissani
elative
-mattomastani
-mattomistani
illative
-mattomaani
-mattomiini
adessive
-mattomallani
-mattomillani
ablative
-mattomaltani
-mattomiltani
allative
-mattomalleni
-mattomilleni
essive
-mattomanani
-mattominani
translative
-mattomakseni
-mattomikseni
abessive
-mattomattani
-mattomittani
instructive
comitative
—-mattomineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
-mattomasi
-mattomasi
accusative
nom.
-mattomasi
-mattomasi
gen.
-mattomasi
genitive
-mattomasi
-mattomiesi -matontesi $^{rare}$
partitive
-matontasi
-mattomiasi
inessive
-mattomassasi
-mattomissasi
elative
-mattomastasi
-mattomistasi
illative
-mattomaasi
-mattomiisi
adessive
-mattomallasi
-mattomillasi
ablative
-mattomaltasi
-mattomiltasi
allative
-mattomallesi
-mattomillesi
essive
-mattomanasi
-mattominasi
translative
-mattomaksesi
-mattomiksesi
abessive
-mattomattasi
-mattomittasi
instructive
comitative
—-mattominesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
-mattomamme
-mattomamme
accusative
nom.
-mattomamme
-mattomamme
gen.
-mattomamme
genitive
-mattomamme
-mattomiemme -matontemme $^{rare}$
partitive
-matontamme
-mattomiamme
inessive
-mattomassamme
-mattomissamme
elative
-mattomastamme
-mattomistamme
illative
-mattomaamme
-mattomiimme
adessive
-mattomallamme
-mattomillamme
ablative
-mattomaltamme
-mattomiltamme
allative
-mattomallemme
-mattomillemme
essive
-mattomanamme
-mattominamme
translative
-mattomaksemme
-mattomiksemme
abessive
-mattomattamme
-mattomittamme
instructive
comitative
—-mattominemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
-mattomanne
-mattomanne
accusative
nom.
-mattomanne
-mattomanne
gen.
-mattomanne
genitive
-mattomanne
-mattomienne -matontenne $^{rare}$
partitive
-matontanne
-mattomianne
inessive
-mattomassanne
-mattomissanne
elative
-mattomastanne
-mattomistanne
illative
-mattomaanne
-mattomiinne
adessive
-mattomallanne
-mattomillanne
ablative
-mattomaltanne
-mattomiltanne
allative
-mattomallenne
-mattomillenne
essive
-mattomananne
-mattominanne
translative
-mattomaksenne
-mattomiksenne
abessive
-mattomattanne
-mattomittanne
instructive
comitative
—-mattominenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
-mattomansa
-mattomansa
accusative
nom.
-mattomansa
-mattomansa
gen.
-mattomansa
genitive
-mattomansa
-mattomiensa -matontensa $^{rare}$
partitive
-matontaan -matontansa
-mattomiaan -mattomiansa
inessive
-mattomassaan -mattomassansa
-mattomissaan -mattomissansa
elative
-mattomastaan -mattomastansa
-mattomistaan -mattomistansa
illative
-mattomaansa
-mattomiinsa
adessive
-mattomallaan -mattomallansa
-mattomillaan -mattomillansa
ablative
-mattomaltaan -mattomaltansa
-mattomiltaan -mattomiltansa
allative
-mattomalleen -mattomallensa
-mattomilleen -mattomillensa
essive
-mattomanaan -mattomanansa
-mattominaan -mattominansa
translative
-mattomakseen -mattomaksensa
-mattomikseen -mattomiksensa
abessive
-mattomattaan -mattomattansa
-mattomittaan -mattomittansa
instructive
comitative
—-mattomineen -mattominensa :

#### Derived terms

* -mattomuus

### References

* Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.

### Anagrams

* manto, monta