Excessive case
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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 Baltic-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.
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Finnish
The excessive is found only in Savo and southeastern dialects; speakers from other regions do not recognise it. Its ending is -nta/ntä. For example, tärähtäneentä 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).
Literature
- Särkkä, Tauno: Itämerensuomalaisten kielten eksessiivi (The excessive case of the Baltic-Finnic languages), Helsinki 1969.
