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-lich

-lich

See also: lich, Lich, and lịch

German

Alternative forms

  • -licht (nowadays uncommon)

Suffix

-lich

  1. An adjectival suffix.
  2. An adverbial suffix.

Related terms

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References

  1. ↑ “-lich” in: Friedrich Kluge, “Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache” , 22. Auflage, 1989, bearbeitet von Elmar Seebold, ISBN 3-11-006800-1

See also

  • Category:German words suffixed with -lich

Etymology

From Middle High German -lich, from Old High German -līh. Cognate with English -ly and Dutch -lijk.[1]

See English -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪç/

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