-lik

See also: lik, lík, and -lık

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch -lijk.

Suffix

-lik

  1. Forming adjectives from nouns with the sense of ‘characteristic of, pertaining to’.

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Afrikaans_words_suffixed_with_-lik' title='Category:Afrikaans words suffixed with -lik'>Afrikaans words suffixed with -lik</a>

Estonian

Etymology

Suffix

-lik (genitive -liku, partitive -likku)

  1. -ly, -ic, -al - forms adjectives from nouns or verbs.

Declension
Inflection of -lik (ÕS type 25/õnnelik, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative -lik -likud
accusative -liku -likud
genitive -liku -like
-likkude
partitive -likku -likke
-likkusid
illative -likku
-likusse		 -likesse
-likkudesse
inessive -likus -likes
-likkudes
elative -likust -likest
-likkudest
allative -likule -likele
-likkudele
adessive -likul -likel
-likkudel
ablative -likult -likelt
-likkudelt
translative -likuks -likeks
-likkudeks
terminative -likuni -likeni
-likkudeni
essive -likuna -likena
-likkudena
abessive -likuta -liketa
-likkudeta
comitative -likuga -likega
-likkudega

Derived terms
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Greenlandic

Affix

-lik (n-n?, truncative?)

  1. having, provided with, owning

Descendants
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Greenlandic_words_suffixed_with_-lik' title='Category:Greenlandic words suffixed with -lik'>Greenlandic words suffixed with -lik</a>

References

Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

-l + -ik

Suffix

-lik

  1. (frequentative-reflexive verb-forming suffix) Added to a noun or adjective to form a verb.
    ‎fény (“light”) + ‎-lik → ‎fénylik (“to shine”)
    ‎kék (“blue”) + ‎-lik → ‎kéklik (“to appear blue”)

Usage notes

The same form is used for both back and front vowel words.

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_suffixed_with_-lik' title='Category:Hungarian verbs suffixed with -lik'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -lik</a>

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Middle English

Suffix

-lik

  1. Alternative form of -liche

References

Turkish

Suffix

-lik

  1. -ness
    ‎genç (“young”) + ‎-lik → ‎gençlik (“youngness”)
  2. -hood
    ‎anne (“mother”) + ‎-lik → ‎annelik (“motherhood”)
  3. -ship
    ‎üye (“member”) + ‎-lik → ‎üyelik (“membership”)
  4. ... container
    ‎kalem (“pencil”) + ‎-lik → ‎kalemlik (“pencil case”)

Usage notes
  • It may change to -lık, -luk, -lük depending on the last vowel of the word.

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Turkish_words_suffixed_with_-lik' title='Category:Turkish words suffixed with -lik'>Turkish words suffixed with -lik</a>

Descendants
  • Greek: -λίκι (-líki)
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