Danish

Suffix

-lig

1. Forms adjectives from verbs, having the sense of "may be the object of"; -able.
2. Forms adjectives from nouns, having the sense of "possessing characteristics of"; -ous, -ly.
3. Forms adjectives from nouns, having the sense of "occurring at such intervals"; -ly.

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse -ligr ‎(“-ly”), compare with Old Norse liga and Norwegian lik ‎(“like, same, similar”). Cognate with English -ly and German -lich

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liɡ/

Suffix

-lig

1. -le or -ly, used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "like or characteristic of what is denoted by the noun"
2. -ly, used to form adverbs from nouns, the adverbs having the sense of "degree or characteristic of what is denoted by the noun"

Derived terms

See also

• -leg (Nynorsk)

References

• “-lig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “-lig” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish -līker, from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic *-līkaz. Cognate with Icelandic -legur, Faroese -ligur, Norwegian Nynorsk -leg, Danish -lig and Norwegian Bokmål -lig.

Suffix

-lig

1. -ly, -like; forms adjectives

Derived terms