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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-līk

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-līkaz.

Suffix

*-līk

  1. -like, -ly. Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with the sense of 'similar to, characteristic of'.

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *-līk
Genitive *-līkas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *-līk *-līku *-līk
Accusative *-līkanā *-līkā *-līk
Genitive *-līkas *-līkeʀā *-līkas
Dative *-līkumē *-līkeʀē *-līkumē
Instrumental *-līku *-līkeʀu *-līku
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *-līkē *-līkō *-līku
Accusative *-līkā *-līkā *-līku
Genitive *-līkeʀō *-līkeʀō *-līkeʀō
Dative *-līkēm, *-līkum *-līkēm, *-līkum *-līkēm, *-līkum
Instrumental *-līkēm, *-līkum *-līkēm, *-līkum *-līkēm, *-līkum

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-līk
  • *-līkē
  • *-līkō

Descendants

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