-lük

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See also: luk, Luk, lūk, łuk, -luk, luk-, and Luk.

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

Suffix

preceding vowel
A / I E / Ə / İ O / U Ö / Ü
-lıq -lik -luq -lük

-lük

  1. Form of -lik after the vowels Ö or Ü.
    1. -ness
      hündür (high, tall) + ‎-lük → ‎hündürlük (tallness, height)
    2. -hood
    3. -ship
    4. ... container
      göz (eye) + ‎-lük → ‎gözlük (glasses)
    5. -ity
      ölümsüz (immortal) + ‎-lük → ‎ölümsüzlük (immortality)

Derived terms

See -lik.


Turkish

Suffix

-lük

  1. -ness
    kötü (bad) + ‎-lük → ‎kötülük (badness)
  2. -hood
  3. -ship
    diktatör (dictator) + ‎-lük → ‎diktatörlük (dictatorship)
  4. ... container
    göz (eye) + ‎-lük → ‎gözlük (spectacles)
  5. -ity
    ölümsüz (immortal) + ‎-lük → ‎ölümsüzlük (immortality)

Usage notes

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