-lic

See also: lic, líc, and lić

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lit͡s/, [lʲit͡s]

Particle

-lic

1. Alternative form of -li

Conjunction

-lic

1. Alternative form of -li

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Middle English

Suffix

-lic

1. Alternative form of -liche

References

• “-lī, suf.(1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 April 2018.
• “-lī, suf.(2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 April 2018.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-līkaz (“having the body or form of”), from *līką (“body”) (whence English lich). Cognate with Old Saxon -līk (Middle Low German -lik), (Dutch -lijk, Afrikaans -lik, Old High German -līh (German -lich), Old Norse -ligr (Swedish -lig), Gothic -𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (-leiks).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌliːt͡ʃ/

Suffix

-līċ

1. forming adjectives from nouns and adjectives with the sense of "characteristic of, pertaining to"
2. forming adjectives denoting multiplicity (compare English -fold)

   þrīlīċ ― triple, three-fold

Declension

Declension of -līċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-līċ	-līċ	-līċ
Accusative	-līcne	-līċe	-līċ
Genitive	-līċes	-līcre	-līċes
Dative	-līċum	-līcre	-līċum
Instrumental	-līċe	-līcre	-līċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-līċe	-līċa, -līċe	-līċ
Accusative	-līċe	-līċa, -līċe	-līċ
Genitive	-līcra	-līcra	-līcra
Dative	-līċum	-līċum	-līċum
Instrumental	-līċum	-līċum	-līċum

Declension of -līċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-līċa	-līċe	-līċe
Accusative	-līċan	-līċan	-līċe
Genitive	-līċan	-līċan	-līċan
Dative	-līċan	-līċan	-līċan
Instrumental	-līċan	-līċan	-līċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-līċan	-līċan	-līċan
Accusative	-līċan	-līċan	-līċan
Genitive	-līcra, -līċena	-līcra, -līċena	-līcra, -līċena
Dative	-līċum	-līċum	-līċum
Instrumental	-līċum	-līċum	-līċum

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -lic

Descendants

• Middle English: -liche