-lik

See also lik, lík, and -lık

Afrikaans

Suffix

-lik

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

Derived terms

• wetenskaplik

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Estonian

Suffix

-lik (genitive -liku, partitive -likku)

1. -ly, -ic, -al

Declension

This Estonian adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

[+] Estonian words suffixed with -lik

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

• -llik

Etymology

-l + -ik

Suffix

-lik

1. Added to a noun or adjective to form a verb.

   fény (“light”) → fénylik (“to shine”)

   kék (“blue”) → kéklik (“to appear blue”)

Usage notes

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

See also

• Category:Hungarian verbs suffixed with -lik
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Turkish

Suffix

-lik

1. -ness

   genç > gençlik - (young > youngness)

2. -hood

   anne > annelik - (mother > motherhood)

3. -ship

   üye > üyelik - (member > membership)

4. ... container

   kalem > kalemlik - (pencil > pencil case)

Usage notes

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