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-lis
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Appendix:Variations of "lis"
Finnish
Etymology
From fi urj-fin-pro *-lis, probably fi -la<id:diminutive><alt:-l-> -i<id:nominal> -as<alt:-(a)s>.
Suffix
noun adjective
Forms some nouns from verbs or adjectives from nominal stems.
Declension
-l i a
-l i ä
Derived terms
fi
Further reading
Latin
Suffix
la suffix form -līs
la -lus dat//abl m//f//n p
Latvian
Suffix
Added to verbs to form object nouns, referring to an object involved in the activity described by original term.
Derived terms
lv
Middle English
Etymology 1
Suffix
enm suffix 1
enm -els
Etymology 2
Suffix
enm suffix 1
enm -les
Pipil
Etymology
Compare with nci -liztli
Suffix
ppl suffix
ppl no longer productive -tion, -ation, -ing; used to form a noun relating to some action.
Synonyms
ppl -s -wis -was
Further reading
Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter. p.49