-lijk

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch -lijc, from Old Dutch -līk, from Proto-West Germanic *-līk, from Proto-Germanic *-līkaz.

Cognate with English -ly, German -lich, Old Norse -líkr.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-lijk

  1. An adjectival and adverbial suffix -ly, -al, -ous
    ridderlijkknightly
    persoonlijkpersonal
    gevaarlijkdangerous
  2. An adjectival and adverbial suffix -able
    redelijkreasonable

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: -lik
  • Jersey Dutch: -lik, -lek, -lā́ik