-lis
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lis"
Latin
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-līs
Latvian
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-lis
- Added to verbs to form object nouns, referring to an object involved in the activity described by original term.
Derived terms
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-lis
- Alternative form of -les
Pipil
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare with Classical Nahuatl -liztli
Suffix
[edit]-lis
- (no longer productive) -tion, -ation, -ing; used to form a noun relating to some action.
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter. p.49