-iek
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See also: iek
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French -ique, from Latin -icus.
Pronunciation
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Suffix
[edit]-iek
- -ic; forms adjectives from nouns with the meaning "of or pertaining to"; used mostly to calque words of Latinate origin.
- Synonym: -isch
- sympathie + -iek → sympathiek
- -ics; forms nouns pertaining to a field of study
- acrobaat + -iek → acrobatiek
Derived terms
[edit]Mokilese
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-iek
- Alternative form of -ek, used after a vowel