-lik

See also: lik, lík, and -lık

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch -lijk.

Suffix

-lik

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

Derived terms

► Afrikaans words suffixed with -lik

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Estonian

Suffix

-lik (genitive -liku, partitive -likku)

1. -ly, -ic, -al - forms adjectives from nouns or verbs.

Declension

Inflection of -lik (ÕS type 25/õnnelik, kk-k gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	-lik	-likud
accusative	-liku	-likud
genitive	-liku	-like -likkude
partitive	-likku	-likke -likkusid
illative	-likku -likusse	-likesse -likkudesse
inessive	-likus	-likes -likkudes
elative	-likust	-likest -likkudest
allative	-likule	-likele -likkudele
adessive	-likul	-likel -likkudel
ablative	-likult	-likelt -likkudelt
translative	-likuks	-likeks -likkudeks
terminative	-likuni	-likeni -likkudeni
essive	-likuna	-likena -likkudena
abessive	-likuta	-liketa -likkudeta
comitative	-likuga	-likega -likkudega

Derived terms

► Estonian words suffixed with -lik

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Greenlandic

Affix

-lik (n-n^?, truncative^?)

1. having, provided with, owning

Descendants

► Greenlandic words suffixed with -lik

References

• Vestgrønlandsk grammatik, p. 153, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
• -lik in Katersat

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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”) + ‎-lik → ‎fénylik (“to shine”)

   kék (“blue”) + ‎-lik → ‎kéklik (“to appear blue”)

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

► Hungarian verbs suffixed with -lik

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Middle English

Suffix

-lik

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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Turkish

Suffix

-lik

1. -ness

   genç (“young”) + ‎-lik → ‎gençlik (“youngness”)

2. -hood

   anne (“mother”) + ‎-lik → ‎annelik (“motherhood”)

3. -ship

   üye (“member”) + ‎-lik → ‎üyelik (“membership”)

4. ... container

   kalem (“pencil”) + ‎-lik → ‎kalemlik (“pencil case”)

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

► Turkish words suffixed with -lik

Descendants

• Greek: -λίκι (-líki)