-les

Radestrian

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian -lér, -less, from Old Radestrian -lēr, inherited from Proto-Radic *-lejir, from Proto-Hirdic *-léṯis, from Proto-Laenkean *létes. The metrology sense is technically a back-formation from tvâles (“metre”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-lɛs/

Suffix

-les inan (nominal, countable, genitive singular -lig, nominative plural -lei, constructive genitive plural -ljes, -lies, compound form -le-, relational adjective -líș)

1. (denominal, deverbal) forms tools and instruments, both in literal and abstract senses

   lzierdt (“to show”) → lzierzles (“example”)

   revaca (“circle”) → revaceles (“compass, circumference”)

   vasere (“data”) → vaseles (“computer”)

2. (metrology) forms SI units of length, -metre

   reșus (“hundred”) → reșoles (“hectometre”)

3. (mathematics) forms the names of lines and associated functions

   yn (“at”) → ylles (“tangent”, referring to both the geometric line and the trigonometric function)

Declension

Declension of -les (spirant)
		singular	plural
nominative		-les /-lɛs/	-lei /-lei/
vocative		-lese /-lɛsɛ/
genitive	proper	-lig /-liɡ/	-líris /-liːris/
	constructive		-ljes, -lies /-jɛs/ /-lies/
dative		-leva /-lɛva/	-lírín /-liːriːn/
accusative		-led /-lɛd/	-lírid /-liːrid/
instrumental		-levúr /-lɛvuːr/	-líríe /-liːriːɛ/

Derived terms

▶ Radestrian terms suffixed with -les