"-s" meaning in Dutch

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Suffix

Etymology: Unknown. Not present in Old Dutch, which used -a from Proto-Germanic *-ōz as the plural ending. Possibly spread from Middle Low German -s, -es, from Old Saxon -os, -as, from Proto-Germanic *-ōs. Further etymology is unknown, but cognate with Old English -as (English -s). Etymology templates: {{unk|nl}} Unknown, {{noncog|odt|-}} Old Dutch, {{m|odt|-a}} -a, {{cog|gem-pro|*-ōz}} Proto-Germanic *-ōz, {{der|nl|gml|-s}} Middle Low German -s, {{m|gml|-es}} -es, {{der|nl|osx|-os}} Old Saxon -os, {{m|osx|-as}} -as, {{der|nl|gem-pro|*-ōs}} Proto-Germanic *-ōs, {{cog|ang|-as}} Old English -as, {{cog|en|-s}} English -s Head templates: {{head|nl|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes|g=p}} -s pl
  1. Used to form regular plurals of nouns that end in certain suffixes or syllables, such as -el, -er, -en, -em, -eur, -aar, -aard, diminutive -je, etc. Tags: morpheme, plural
    Sense id: en--s-nl-suffix-B9K2Wbi~ Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 21 20 2 3 3 22 Disambiguation of Dutch pluralia tantum: 56 44
  2. Used to form irregular plurals of many other nouns, chiefly of foreign origin. Tags: morpheme, plural
    Sense id: en--s-nl-suffix-nRGJBO9i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: From the genitive case of masculine and neuter nouns and adjectives, Middle Dutch -s, -es, from Old Dutch -es, -is, from Proto-Germanic *-as, *-is. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|-s}} Middle Dutch -s, {{m|dum|-es}} -es, {{inh|nl|odt|-es}} Old Dutch -es, {{m|odt|-is}} -is, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*-as}} Proto-Germanic *-as, {{m|gem-pro|*-is}} *-is Head templates: {{head|nl|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes|cat3=adverb-forming suffixes}} -s
  1. (archaic, except in fixed expressions) Used to form the genitive case of (strong) masculine and neuter nouns. Tags: archaic, morpheme
    Sense id: en--s-nl-suffix-dhm-xM91 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 21 20 2 3 3 22
  2. Used to form the genitive case of proper nouns and some pronouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s-nl-suffix-H09CgOo3 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 21 20 2 3 3 22
  3. Used to form the partitive form of the adjective Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s-nl-suffix-zNvS7Lxx
  4. Used to form adverbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s-nl-suffix-XWJAhH8r
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -lijk → -lijks, -je → -jes, -ling → -lings, -waarts
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Etymology: From earlier -sch, from Middle Dutch -sch, from Old Dutch -isc, from Proto-West Germanic *-isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (from which also -isch via German), from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Etymology templates: {{m|nl|-sch}} -sch, {{inh|nl|dum|-sch}} Middle Dutch -sch, {{inh|nl|odt|-isc}} Old Dutch -isc, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*-isk}} Proto-West Germanic *-isk, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*-iskaz}} Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, {{m|nl|-isch}} -isch, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*-iskos}} Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Head templates: {{head|nl|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -s
  1. Used to form adjectives of characteristic from nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s-nl-suffix-nl:adjective
  2. Used to form adjectives or language names from names of nations or countries. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s-nl-suffix-FUwgLSiY Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 21 20 2 3 3 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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          "text": "lief → iets liefs"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form the partitive form of the adjective"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "stad → steeds"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form adverbs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-s"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Dutch adjective-forming suffixes",
    "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-Indo-European",
    "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 with raw sortkeys"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-sch"
      },
      "expansion": "-sch",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "-sch"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch -sch",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "-isc"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch -isc",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*-isk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-isk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-iskaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-iskaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-isch"
      },
      "expansion": "-isch",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-iskos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-iskos",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier -sch, from Middle Dutch -sch, from Old Dutch -isc, from Proto-West Germanic *-isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (from which also -isch via German), from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "adjective-forming suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-s",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "winter (“winter”) + -s → winters (“wintery”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "spel (“game”) + -s → speels (“playful”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form adjectives of characteristic from nouns."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "nl:adjective"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Engeland (“England”) + -s → Engels (“English”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "Finland (“Finland”) + -s → Fins (“Finnish”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form adjectives or language names from names of nations or countries."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-s"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Dutch dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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