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{{nm-got|𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃|leitils}} | {{nm-got|𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃|leitils}} | ||
{{nm-adj-1-S|lìkkil|lìkkel|lìkkl|lìkkl|small, little}} | {{nm-adj-1-S|lìkkil|lìkkel|lìkkl|lìkkl|small, little}} | ||
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. | 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=== | ===Antonyms=== | ||
* {{term|mikil#Niemish|míkil}} ("big, large") | * {{term|mikil#Niemish|míkil}} ("big, large") | ||