-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

References

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