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-eite

[-ɛ̀i̯tʲæ]

suffix

LanguageLatgalian

Meaning
  1. Used to form diminutives of soft-stemmed feminine nouns.
  2. suffix for soft-stemmed feminine nouns
  3. This suffix is used with soft-stemmed feminine nouns to indicate that something is small or cute.
Examples

Māte- + -eite → māteite

Mother + diminutive suffix → little mother.

Pronunciation-ɛ̀i̯tʲæ

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteUsed exclusively for soft-stemmed feminine nouns.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.