"-lif" meaning in Proto-Germanic

See -lif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /liɸ/
Etymology: From *lībaną (“to remain, be left”). Etymology templates: {{m|gem-pro|*lībaną|t=to remain, be left}} *lībaną (“to remain, be left”)
  1. Used in Proto-Germanic *ainalif and Proto-Germanic *twalif by compounding with *ainaz (“one”) and *twai (“two”), in the sense of how many are left over after counting ten. Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en--lif-gem-pro-suffix-mi4JdFHF

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      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*lībaną",
        "t": "to remain, be left"
      },
      "expansion": "*lībaną (“to remain, be left”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From *lībaną (“to remain, be left”).",
  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-lif",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "categories": [],
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        "Used in Proto-Germanic *ainalif and Proto-Germanic *twalif by compounding with *ainaz (“one”) and *twai (“two”), in the sense of how many are left over after counting ten."
      ],
      "id": "en--lif-gem-pro-suffix-mi4JdFHF",
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          "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainalif"
        ],
        [
          "*twalif",
          "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twalif"
        ],
        [
          "*ainaz",
          "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainaz"
        ],
        [
          "*twai",
          "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twai"
        ]
      ],
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        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/liɸ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-lif"
}
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      "args": {
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        "2": "*lībaną",
        "t": "to remain, be left"
      },
      "expansion": "*lībaną (“to remain, be left”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From *lībaną (“to remain, be left”).",
  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-lif",
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        "Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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        "Used in Proto-Germanic *ainalif and Proto-Germanic *twalif by compounding with *ainaz (“one”) and *twai (“two”), in the sense of how many are left over after counting ten."
      ],
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        ],
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          "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twalif"
        ],
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        ],
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          "*twai",
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        ]
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/liɸ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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