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Lithuanian
Etymology
From lìkti (“to stay, be left”), denoting how many are left over after counting to 10.[1] For a semantic parallel (albeit from a different Indo-European root), compare Proto-Germanic *-lif.
Pronunciation
IPA(key):
Suffix
-lika
- suffix used for numbers from 11 to 19
Declension
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “lìkti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 356
Swahili
Etymology
What are now vowel-final verb stems originally had an -l-, which resurfaces whenever a suffix is added. The rule was then extended to borrowed words by analogy.
Suffix
-lika (mid vowel harmony variant -leka)
- Alternative form of -ika used in verbs ending in two vowels that are neither i nor e, and in some verbs ending in -ia or -ea
- -vaa (“to wear”) + -lika → -valika (“to be wearable”)
- -sahau (“to forget”) + -lika → -sahaulika (“to be forgotten, to be forgettable”)
- -zoea (“to get used to”) + leka → -zoeleka (“to be familiar with”)
- -zuia (“to restrain”) + -lika → -zuilika (“to be restrained”)
Derived terms