-ㄹ세

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 로세 (-rose)
  • 을세 (-eulse) with other words

Etymology

From Middle Korean 로〮소〮ᅌᅵ다〮 (-lwóswóngìtá), through 로쇠 (-lwoswoy), ㄹ쇠 (-lswoy).[1] Ultimately a combination of Middle Korean suffixes 롯〮 (-lwós-, emotive suffix) + ᄋᆞ〮ᅌᅵ (-óngì-, politeness suffix) + 다〮 (, declarative suffix).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?lse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?lse
McCune–Reischauer?lsse
Yale Romanization?lqsey

Suffix

ㄹ세 • (-lse)

  1. Used with 이다 (-ida) and 아니다 (anida) to make declarations.

References

  1. 이동석 [idongseok] (2011) “'도쇠'류 어미의 통시적 변화에 대하여 [-dosoe ryu eomiui tongsijeok byeonhwa'e daehayeo]”, in 한국학연구, volume 39, 고려대학교 한국학연구소 [goryeodaehakgyo han'gukhagyeon'guso], pages 331-358
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