lels

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?]. Cognates include Latvian liels and dialectal Lithuanian leilas (“thin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲɛ̀ls]
• Hyphenation: lels

Adjective

lels (comparative leluoks, adverb leli)

1. big

Declension

Indefinite declension of lels (type 1 adjective)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	lels	leli	lela	lelys, lelas1)
genitive	lela	lelu	lelys, lelas1)	lelu
dative	lelam	lelim	lelai	lelom
accusative	lelu	lelus	lelu	lelys, lelas1)
instrumental	lelu	lelim	lelu	lelom
locative	lelā	lelūs	lelā	leluos
1) dialectal

Definite declension of lels (type 1 adjective)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	lelais, lelīs	lelī	leluo	leluos
genitive	leluo	lelūs	leluos	lelūs
dative	lelajam	lelajim	lelajai	lelajom
accusative	lelū	lelūs	lelū	leluos
instrumental	lelū	lelajim	lelū	lelajom
locative	lelajā	lelajūs	lelajā	lelajuos

Antonyms

• mozs (“small”)

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 51