-eiba

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ība. Cognates include Latvian -ība and Lithuanian -yba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-æ̀i̯ba]

Suffix

-eiba

1. Used to form action nouns from verbs: -ion
2. Used to form abstract nouns from nouns and adjectives: -ity

Declension

Declension of -eiba (type 4 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	-eiba	-eibys, -eibas1)
genitive	-eibys, -eibas1)	-eibu
dative	-eibai	-eibom
accusative	-eibu	-eibys, -eibas1)
instrumental	-eibu	-eibom
locative	-eibā	-eibuos
vocative	-eiba, -eib	-eibys, -eibas1)
1) dialectal

Derived terms

Latgalian terms suffixed with -eiba