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-lis

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-lis, probably -l- + -i + -(a)s.

Suffix

-lis

  1. Forms some nouns from verbs or adjectives from nominal stems.

Declension

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

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.
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Latin

Suffix

-līs

  1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of -lus

Latvian

Suffix

-lis

  1. Added to verbs to form object nouns, referring to an object involved in the activity described by original term.

Derived terms

Middle English

Suffix

-lis

  1. alternative form of -les

Pipil

Etymology

Compare with Classical Nahuatl -liztli

Suffix

-lis

  1. (no longer productive) -tion, -ation, -ing; used to form a noun relating to some action.

Synonyms

Further reading

  • Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter. p.49

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