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Faroese
Etymology
Related to leikur (“game”), from Old Norse leikr.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-leiki m (genitive singular -leika)
- -ness
- -ship
- -ty
- -ure etc.
Derived terms
terms including the suffix
-leiki meaning
-ness,
-ty etc.
Icelandic
Etymology
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Suffix
-leiki m (genitive singular -leika, plural -leikar)
- a suffix especially used to form adjectives from nouns, often regarding a state of being or a quality
Usage notes
- -leiki was once a víxlmynd (“a word form that was once a variant form of another word”) with the same meaning as -leikur
Derived terms