-lik

Afrikaans

suffix
Definitions
  • Forming adjectives from nouns with the sense of ‘characteristic of, pertaining to’.

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish -lijk (-ly, -like, -ial, -ing).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

-lijk

Gloss

-ly, -like, -ial, -ing

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