-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

Latgalian terms suffixed with -eits

bruoleits

debeseits

dzjadzeits

kaptureits

kustūneits

puiseits

rudineits

ruocineits

susekleits

tieteits

uozeits

začeits

References

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