-eits

See also: EITs

Latgalian

Etymology

Akin to Latvian -ītis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [-ɛ̀i̯t͡sʲ]

Suffix

-eits (feminine -eite)

  1. Used to form diminutives of soft-stemmed masculine nouns.
    ‎zač- + ‎-eits → ‎začeits

Declension
Declension of -eits (type 2 noun)
singular plural
nominative -eits -eiši
genitive -eiša -eišu
dative -eišam -eišim
accusative -eiti -eišus
instrumental -eiti -eišim
locative -eitī -eišūs
vocative -eit -eiši

Derived terms
Latgalian terms suffixed with -eits

References
  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 26
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