-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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-lɛs/

Suffix

-les inan (countable, genitive singular -lig, nominative plural -lei, compound form -e-, relational adjective -íș)-les

1. forms tools and instruments, both in literal and abstract senses

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

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

2. forms metric lengths

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

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

   yn (“at”) → ylles (“tangent”)

Inflection

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

Derived terms

▶ Radestrian terms suffixed with -les