-lee

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lee"

Ingrian

Alternative forms

• -le

Etymology

From lee (“he/she/it would be”). Compare Russian -нибудь (-nibudʹ).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /-leː/, [-lʲeː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /-leː/, [-le̝ː]

Particle

-lee

1. Used to make indefinite pronouns from interrogative pronouns.

Derived terms

Ingrian terms suffixed with -lee