"-lijk" meaning in Dutch

See -lijk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /lək/ Audio: Nl--lijk.ogg Forms: -lik [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch -lijc, from Old Dutch -līk, from Proto-West Germanic *-līk, from Proto-Germanic *-līkaz. Cognate with German -lich, English -ly, Old Norse -līkʀ. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|-lijc}} Middle Dutch -lijc, {{inh|nl|odt|-līk}} Old Dutch -līk, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*-līk}} Proto-West Germanic *-līk, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*-līkaz}} Proto-Germanic *-līkaz, {{cog|de|-lich}} German -lich, {{cog|en|-ly}} English -ly, {{cog|non|-ligr|-līkʀ}} Old Norse -līkʀ Head templates: {{head|nl|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -lijk
  1. An adjectival and adverbial suffix -ly, -al, -ous Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--lijk-nl-suffix-EtRlRU5h Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. An adjectival and adverbial suffix -able Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--lijk-nl-suffix-yzKZdecz
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      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "-lik"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
      "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
      "word": "-lik"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
      "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
      "word": "-lek"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
      "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
      "word": "-lā́ik"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "-lijc"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch -lijc",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "-līk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch -līk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*-līk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-līk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-līkaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-līkaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "-lich"
      },
      "expansion": "German -lich",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-ly"
      },
      "expansion": "English -ly",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "-ligr",
        "3": "-līkʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -līkʀ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch -lijc, from Old Dutch -līk, from Proto-West Germanic *-līk, from Proto-Germanic *-līkaz.\nCognate with German -lich, English -ly, Old Norse -līkʀ.",
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    {
      "form": "-lik",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 33",
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          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 33",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
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            [
              6,
              10
            ]
          ],
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              6,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "knightly",
          "text": "ridderlijk",
          "translation": "knightly",
          "type": "example"
        },
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              7,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
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              6,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "personal",
          "text": "persoonlijk",
          "translation": "personal",
          "type": "example"
        },
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              6,
              10
            ]
          ],
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              6,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "dangerous",
          "text": "gevaarlijk",
          "translation": "dangerous",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An adjectival and adverbial suffix -ly, -al, -ous"
      ],
      "id": "en--lijk-nl-suffix-EtRlRU5h",
      "links": [
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          "adjectival",
          "adjectival#English"
        ],
        [
          "adverbial",
          "adverbial#English"
        ],
        [
          "suffix",
          "suffix#English"
        ],
        [
          "-ly",
          "-ly"
        ],
        [
          "-al",
          "-al"
        ],
        [
          "-ous",
          "-ous"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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              4,
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          "english": "reasonable",
          "text": "redelijk",
          "translation": "reasonable",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An adjectival and adverbial suffix -able"
      ],
      "id": "en--lijk-nl-suffix-yzKZdecz",
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          "adjectival",
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        ],
        [
          "adverbial",
          "adverbial#English"
        ],
        [
          "suffix",
          "suffix#English"
        ],
        [
          "-able",
          "-able"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lək/"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/91/Nl--lijk.ogg/Nl--lijk.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Nl--lijk.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-lijk"
}
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch suffixes",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "-lik"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
      "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
      "word": "-lik"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
      "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
      "word": "-lek"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
      "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
      "word": "-lā́ik"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "-līk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch -līk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*-līk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-līk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-līkaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "-lich"
      },
      "expansion": "German -lich",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-ly"
      },
      "expansion": "English -ly",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "-ligr",
        "3": "-līkʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -līkʀ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "-lijk",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
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      ],
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          "text": "ridderlijk",
          "translation": "knightly",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              7,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
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              6,
              8
            ]
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          "english": "personal",
          "text": "persoonlijk",
          "translation": "personal",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              6,
              10
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          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
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              6,
              9
            ]
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          "english": "dangerous",
          "text": "gevaarlijk",
          "translation": "dangerous",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "An adjectival and adverbial suffix -ly, -al, -ous"
      ],
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        [
          "adverbial",
          "adverbial#English"
        ],
        [
          "suffix",
          "suffix#English"
        ],
        [
          "-ly",
          "-ly"
        ],
        [
          "-al",
          "-al"
        ],
        [
          "-ous",
          "-ous"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
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          "text": "redelijk",
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/lək/"
    },
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      "audio": "Nl--lijk.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/91/Nl--lijk.ogg/Nl--lijk.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Nl--lijk.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-lijk"
}

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