excessive case

The excessive case is a grammatical case that denotes a transition away from a state. It is a rare case found in certain dialects of Balto-Finnic languages. It completes the series of "to/in/from a state" series consisting of the translative case, the essive case and the excessive case.

Finnish

The excessive is found only in Savo and southeastern dialects; speakers from other regions do not recognise it. Its ending is -nta/nt. For example, trhtneent terveeksi = "from looney to healthy", or a state change from mental illness to mental health.

Estonian

In the general pattern of the loss of a final vowel when compared to Finnish, the Estonian excessive ending is -nt. For example, tagant = from behind (something).

External links

A Finnish text on the dialectal excessive

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