Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-līkaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

    See *līką (body, corpse) for more; the sense of "similar to" appears to be the original sense.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌliː.kɑz/

    Adjective

    *-līkaz

    1. -like, -ly. Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with the sense of 'similar to, characteristic of'.

    Inflection

    Declension of *-līkaz (a-stem)
    Strong declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *-līkaz *-līkō *-līką, *-at(ō) *-līkai *-līkôz *-līkō
    accusative *-līkanǭ *-līkǭ *-līką, *-at(ō) *-līkanz *-līkōz *-līkō
    genitive *-līkas, *-līkis *-līkaizōz *-līkas, *-līkis *-līkaizǫ̂ *-līkaizǫ̂ *-līkaizǫ̂
    dative *-līkammai *-līkaizōi *-līkammai *-līkaimaz *-līkaimaz *-līkaimaz
    instrumental *-līkanō *-līkaizō *-līkanō *-līkaimiz *-līkaimiz *-līkaimiz
    Weak declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *-līkô *-līkǭ *-līkô *-līkaniz *-līkōniz *-līkōnō
    accusative *-līkanų *-līkōnų *-līkô *-līkanunz *-līkōnunz *-līkōnō
    genitive *-līkiniz *-līkōniz *-līkiniz *-līkanǫ̂ *-līkōnǫ̂ *-līkanǫ̂
    dative *-līkini *-līkōni *-līkini *-līkammaz *-līkōmaz *-līkammaz
    instrumental *-līkinē *-līkōnē *-līkinē *-līkammiz *-līkōmiz *-līkammiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*līka- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 336-7