-lingur
Faroese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪŋkʊɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋkʊɹ
Suffix
-lingur m (genitive -lings, plural -lingar)
- Forms diminutives of nouns.
Declension
| m6 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | -lingur | -lingurin | -lingar | -lingarnir |
| accusative | -ling | -lingin | -lingar | -lingarnar |
| dative | -lingi | -linginum | -lingum | -lingunum |
| genitive | -lings | -lingsins | -linga | -linganna |
Icelandic
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse -lingr.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liŋkʏr/
- Rhymes: -iŋkʏr
Suffix
-lingur m (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -lings, nominative plural -lingar) (causes i-mutation)
- -let productive noun-forming suffix, forms diminutives, sometimes with semantic shift from the original noun.
- bók f (“book”) + -lingur → bæklingur (“booklet, pamphlet”)
- jeppi m (“SUV, jeep”) + -lingur → jepplingur (“smaller SUV, jeep”)
- kráka f (“crow”) + -lingur → kræklingur (“blue mussel”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | -lingur | -lingurinn | -lingar | -lingarnir |
| accusative | -ling | -linginn | -linga | -lingana |
| dative | -lingi | -lingnum | -lingum | -lingunum |
| genitive | -lings | -lingsins | -linga | -linganna |
Derived terms
Icelandic terms suffixed with -lingur
See also
References
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “-lingur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 564 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Further reading
- Alexander Jóhannesson (1927), Die Suffixe im Isländischen [The Icelandic suffixes] (in German), Halle: Max Niemeyer Gutenberg Buchdruckerei, §80, pages 71-73