-eite

See also: eite

Latgalian

Etymology

Akin to Latvian -īte.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [-ɛ̀i̯tʲæ]

Suffix

-eite

  1. Used to form diminutives of soft-stemmed feminine nouns.

Declension
Declension of -eite (type 5 noun)
singular plural
nominative -eite -eitis, -eites1)
genitive -eitis, -eites1) -eišu
dative -eitei -eitem, -eišom1)
accusative -eiti -eitis, -eites1)
instrumental -eiti -eitem, -eišom1)
locative -eitē, -eitī1) -eitēs, -eišuos1)
vocative -eite, -eit -eitis, -eites1)
1) dialectal

Derived terms
Latgalian terms suffixed with -eite

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