Contionary:likkil
Niemish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈlʲɪkkʲɪl/
Etymology
From Gothic leitils.
Adjective
lìkkil adj. (comparative lèkkelys)
- small, little
| Case | masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | ||||
| Nominative | lìkkil | lèkkel | lèkkel | ||
| Genitive | lìkkil | ||||
| Dative | lèkkel | ||||
| Predicative | lèkkels | lèkkels | |||
A stem with a long vowel *lítil would be expected, but sound symbolism caused the vowel to be shortened, and/tl/ became /kl/ for euphony, with /k/ spreading to the rest of the paradigm by analogy.
Antonyms
- míkil ("big, large")