-ėjė

See also: -eje

Samogitian

Etymology

Compare Lithuanian -ija.

Suffix

-ėjė

1. Added to form names of places or administrative units that the person / people of the main word govern(-s).

   ‎žemaitis (“Samogitian; a person from Samogitia”) + ‎-ėjė → ‎Žemaitėjė (“Samogitia”)

Derived terms

Samogitian terms suffixed with -ėjė