-lit

See also: lit, Lit, lít, līt, lit., &lit, and Lit.

Irish

Suffix

-lit f

1. -lith

Declension

Declension of -lit

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative -lit -lití Vocative a -lit a -lití Genitive -lite -lití Dative -lit -lití

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an -lit na -lití Genitive na -lite na -lití Dative leis an -lit don -lit leis na -lití

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -lit

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “-lit”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-lētēk.

Suffix

-lit

1. Forms verbs indicating a quick, sudden or sharp action.

   ‎borrat (“to eat”) + ‎-lit → ‎borralit (“to eat quickly”)

Usage notes

• This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
infinitive	-lit
1st sing. present	-lan
1st sing. past	-lin -ledjen
infinitive	-lit	action noun	-leapmi
present participle	-leaddji	action inessive	-leamen -leame
past participle	-lan	action elative	-leamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	-lēmiin
		abessive	-lkeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	-lan	-lin -ledjen	-lēhkon
2nd singular	-lat	-lit -ledjet	-l
3rd singular	-la	-lii	-lēhkos -lus
1st dual	-letne	-leimme	-leadnu
2nd dual	-leahppi	-leidde	-leahkki
3rd dual	-leaba	-leigga	-lēhkoska
1st plural	-lit -lat	-leimmet	-lēhkot -leatnot
2nd plural	-lēhpet	-leiddet	-lēhket
3rd plural	-lit	-le -ledje	-lēhkoset
connegative	-l	-lan	-l
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	-livččen	—	-leaččan
2nd singular	-livččet	—	-leaččat
3rd singular	-livččii	—	-leš -leaš -leažžá
1st dual	-livččiime	—	-ležže
2nd dual	-livččiide	—	-leažžabeahtti
3rd dual	-livččiiga	—	-leažžaba
1st plural	-livččiimet	—	-leažžat
2nd plural	-livččiidet	—	-leažžabehtet
3rd plural	-livčče	—	-ležžet
connegative	-livčče	—	-leš -leaš -leačča

Derived terms

Northern Sami terms suffixed with -lit