-𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-lingaz. Cognates include Dutch -ling, English -ling, German -ling, Icelandic -lingur.

Suffix

-𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 • (-liggs)

1. Forms nouns meaning 'belonging to, coming from, descending from', often with a diminutive meaning.

Usage notes

It is unsure whether this suffix was productive in Gothic, but two inherited terms with this suffix are attested.

Declension

Masculine a-stem

	singular	plural
nominative	-𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 -liggs	-𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍉𐍃 -liggōs
vocative	-𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲 -ligg	-𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍉𐍃 -liggōs
accusative	-𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲 -ligg	-𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 -liggans
genitive	-𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌹𐍃 -liggis	-𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌴 -liggē
dative	-𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰 -ligga	-𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌼 -liggam

Derived terms

Gothic terms suffixed with -𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃

𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃

𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃