"-ling" meaning in Dutch

See -ling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From a rebracketing of nouns with an -ing suffix. See above (English). Head templates: {{head|nl|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g=m}} -ling m
  1. a suffix that describes a person (or other creature) in terms of a place of origin or a quality, as defined by the root to which it is added Tags: masculine, morpheme Derived forms: -lings [adverb], -linge [feminine]
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