-likas

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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Related to Estonian -lik.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-likas

  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns.
    onni (happiness) + ‎-likas → ‎onnelikas (happy)

Usage notes

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  • This suffix doesn't follow vowel harmony.

Declension

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Declension of -likas (type 2/patsas, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative -likas -likkaat
genitive -likkaan -likkain
partitive -likasta, -likast -likkaita, -likkaja
illative -likkaasse -likkaisse
inessive -likkaas -likkais
elative -likkaast -likkaist
allative -likkaalle -likkaille
adessive -likkaal -likkail
ablative -likkaalt -likkailt
translative -likkaaks -likkaiks
essive -likkaanna, -likkaan -likkainna, -likkain
exessive1) -likkaant -likkaint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

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