-erlei
German edit
Etymology edit
Analyzed as a suffix by rebracketing ( (adj + -er) + -lei ) as ( adj + (-erlei) ). See -lei.
Suffix edit
-erlei f
- Produces adjectives describing the number of kinds of a thing.
- zwei (“two”) + -erlei → zweierlei (“two kinds of”)
- manch (“many”) + -erlei → mancherlei (“many kinds of”)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- PONS: Perfektes Deutsch: Der Ratgeber in sprachlichen Zweifelsfällen, 2009, page 463
- Martin Durrell, Hammer's German Grammar and Usage, 5th ed., 2011, page 174, section "9.4.4 The suffix -erlei"
- Duden: Die Grammatik: Unentbehrlich für richtiges Deutsch, 9th ed., 2016, page 317, section "2.10.6 -erlei"