-las

See also: Appendix:Variations of "las"

Finnish

Etymology

-la +‎ -as

Suffix

-las (front vowel harmony variant -läs, linguistic notation -lAs)

1. Forms nouns used to describe people.
2. Forms adjectives, describing the abundance of something.

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -las

Latin

Suffix

-lās

1. accusative feminine plural of -lus

Middle English

Suffix

-las

1. Alternative form of -les

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-lës.

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈ-las/

Suffix

-las

1. Forms adjectives from verbs, indicating an inclination or tendency to perform the verb's action.

   ‎čierrut (“to cry”) + ‎-las → ‎čirrolas (“tending to cry”)

Usage notes

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

Inflection

Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Attributive	-las
Nominative	-las
Genitive	-lasa
Attributive	-las
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-las	-lasat
Accusative	-lasa	-lasaid
Genitive	-lasa	-lasaid
Illative	-lassii	-lasaide
Locative	-lasas	-lasain
Comitative	-lasain	-lasaiguin
Essive	-lassan

Derived terms

Northern Sami terms suffixed with -las