Afrikaans

Suffix

-lik

1. Forming adjectives from nouns with the sense of ‘characteristic of, pertaining to’.

Derived terms

Estonian

Suffix

-lik ‎(genitive -liku, partitive -likku)

1. -ly, -ic, -al - forms adjectives from nouns or verbs.

Declension

Derived terms

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• -llik

Etymology

-l +‎ -ik

Suffix

-lik

1. Added to a noun or adjective to form a verb.

   fény ‎(“light”) + ‎-lik → ‎fénylik ‎(“to shine”)

   kék ‎(“blue”) + ‎-lik → ‎kéklik ‎(“to appear blue”)

Usage notes

The same form is used for both back and front vowel words.

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Turkish

Suffix

-lik

1. -ness

   genç ‎(“young”) + ‎-lik → ‎gençlik ‎(“youngness”)

2. -hood

   anne ‎(“mother”) + ‎-lik → ‎annelik ‎(“motherhood”)

3. -ship

   üye ‎(“member”) + ‎-lik → ‎üyelik ‎(“membership”)

4. ... container

   kalem ‎(“pencil”) + ‎-lik → ‎kalemlik ‎(“pencil case”)

Usage notes

• It may change to -lık, -luk, -lük depending on the last vowel of the word.

Derived terms