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-las

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Finnish

Etymology

-la + -as

Suffix

-las (front vowel harmony variant -läs, linguistic notation -lAs)

  1. Forms nouns used to describe people.
  2. Forms adjectives, describing the abundance of something.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

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Latin

Suffix

-lās

  1. accusative feminine plural of -lus

Middle English

Suffix

-las

  1. alternative form of -les

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-lës.

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈ-las/

Suffix

-las

  1. Forms adjectives from verbs, indicating an inclination or tendency to perform the verb's action.
    čierrut (to cry) + -lasčirrolas (tending to cry)

Usage notes

  • This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection

More information Even a-stem, ss-s gradation, Attributive ...

Derived terms

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Old English

Pronunciation

Suffix

-las

  1. nominative/accusative plural of -el

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