Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-līk
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-līkaz.
Suffix
*-līk
- -like, -ly. Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with the sense of 'similar to, characteristic of'.
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *-līk | ||
| Genitive | *-līkas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-līk | *-līku | *-līk |
| Accusative | *-līkanā | *-līkā | *-līk |
| Genitive | *-līkas | *-līkeʀā | *-līkas |
| Dative | *-līkumē | *-līkeʀē | *-līkumē |
| Instrumental | *-līku | *-līkeʀu | *-līku |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-līkē | *-līkō | *-līku |
| Accusative | *-līkā | *-līkā | *-līku |
| Genitive | *-līkeʀō | *-līkeʀō | *-līkeʀō |
| Dative | *-līkēm, *-līkum | *-līkēm, *-līkum | *-līkēm, *-līkum |
| Instrumental | *-līkēm, *-līkum | *-līkēm, *-līkum | *-līkēm, *-līkum |
Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-līk
- *-līkē
- *-līkō