"-leiki" meaning in Icelandic

See -leiki in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Related to leikur (“game”), from Old Norse leikr. Etymology templates: {{der|is|non|leikr}} Old Norse leikr Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} -leiki m (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -leika, nominative plural -leikar) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|m}} Forms: -leika [genitive, singular], -leikar [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], -leiki [indefinite, nominative, singular], -leikinn [definite, nominative, singular], -leikar [indefinite, nominative, plural], -leikarnir [definite, nominative, plural], -leika [accusative, indefinite, singular], -leikann [accusative, definite, singular], -leika [accusative, indefinite, plural], -leikana [accusative, definite, plural], -leika [dative, indefinite, singular], -leikanum [dative, definite, singular], -leikum [dative, indefinite, plural], -leikunum [dative, definite, plural], -leika [genitive, indefinite, singular], -leikans [definite, genitive, singular], -leika [genitive, indefinite, plural], -leikanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. -ness, -tion, -ity; a suffix used especially to form nouns from adjectives, often expressing a state of being or a quality Tags: masculine, morpheme
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  "etymology_text": "Related to leikur (“game”), from Old Norse leikr.",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikar",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leiki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leika",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikanum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikans",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "args": {
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    }
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  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "suffix",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "-ness, -tion, -ity; a suffix used especially to form nouns from adjectives, often expressing a state of being or a quality"
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        [
          "-ness",
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        ],
        [
          "-tion",
          "-tion"
        ],
        [
          "-ity",
          "-ity"
        ],
        [
          "suffix",
          "suffix#English"
        ],
        [
          "noun",
          "noun#English"
        ],
        [
          "adjective",
          "adjective#English"
        ],
        [
          "state of being",
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        ],
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      ],
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      ]
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "-leika",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikar",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "-leiki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-leikanum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikans",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-leikanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "@@"
      },
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    }
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        "1": "m"
      },
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    }
  ],
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        "Icelandic lemmas",
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        "Icelandic terms with redundant head parameter",
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        "Pages with 2 entries",
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      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "-ness",
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        ],
        [
          "-tion",
          "-tion"
        ],
        [
          "-ity",
          "-ity"
        ],
        [
          "suffix",
          "suffix#English"
        ],
        [
          "noun",
          "noun#English"
        ],
        [
          "adjective",
          "adjective#English"
        ],
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          "state of being",
          "state of being#English"
        ],
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          "quality",
          "quality#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-leiki"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
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  ],
  "section": "Icelandic",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-leiki",
  "trace": ""
}

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