-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 terms suffixed with -lik

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Azerbaijani

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish -lik (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lik]

Suffix

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

-lik

1. -ness
2. -hood
3. -ship
4. -dom

Usage notes

• It changes to -lıq, -luq or -lük, depending on the last vowel of the word (see also: vowel harmony).

Derived terms

Azerbaijani terms suffixed with -lik

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Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Germanic -līk?”)

Suffix

-lik (genitive -liku, partitive -likku, comparative -likum, superlative kõige -likum)

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

Declension

Declension of -lik (ÕS type 25/õnnelik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		-lik	-likud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	-liku
genitive			-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 terms suffixed with -lik

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Greenlandic

Affix

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

1. having, provided with, owning

Descendants

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -lik

References

• Vestgrønlands 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. (frequentative-reflexive verb-forming suffix) 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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K'iche'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːkʰ/

Suffix

-lik

1. Forms adjectives from verbs

   li’ (“to roll out dough”) → li’lik (“flat”)

   oq’etaj (“to cry for something”) → oq’talik (“cried for”)

   muqtajik (“to cover”) → muqtalik (“buried”)

2. Forms adjectives from nouns

   jäb (“rain”) → jäbalik (“watered”)

   kotokik (“turn; bend”) → kotolik (“coiled”)

References

• Allen J. Christenson, Kʼiche-English dictionary

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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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Swedish

Etymology

From the adjective lik (“similar”).

Suffix

-lik

1. -like, -ish

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -lik

Anagrams

• kil

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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 terms suffixed with -lik

Descendants

• Greek: -λίκι (-líki)