-lings
See also: lings
English
Etymology
From Middle English -linges, variant (with genitive -es) of Middle English -ling (adverbial suffix), equivalent to -ling + -s. Compare Dutch -lings (adverbial suffix), German -lings.
Suffix
-lings
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
The suffix is a combination of the suffix -ling and the adverb-forming -s.
Pronunciation
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Suffix
-lings
- describes a manner in which an action proceeds as defined by root to which it is added, both as adverb and as adjective
- Hij dook zijdelings weg. ― He ducked away sideways.
Derived terms
German
Etymology
From Middle High German -lingen, from Old High German lingūn. The modern form with -s is of Central and Low German origin; compare Middle Low German -linges.
Pronunciation
Suffix
- (rare, not productive) forms adverbs that describe the manner of an action, particularly a movement
- Bauch (“abdomen, belly”) + -lings → bäuchlings (“on one’s belly”)
- blind (“blind”) + -lings → blindlings (“blindly, hastily, pell-mell”)
- Ritt (“ride”) + -lings → rittlings (“astride, sitting on something like on a mount”)
- Rücken (“back”) + -lings → rücklings (“on one’s back”)
Usage notes
- The suffix was common and productive into early modern German. Most adverbs with it, apart from the four named above, are now archaic.
Derived terms
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