-lich

See also: lich, Lich, and lịch

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GermanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• -licht (nowadays uncommon)

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German -lich, from Old High German -līh, from Proto-Germanic *-līkaz. Cognate with English -ly and Dutch -lijk.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /lɪç/

SuffixEdit

-lich

1. an adjectival suffix
2. an adverbial suffix

Derived termsEdit

► German words suffixed with -lich

Terms derived from -lich

• gastlich

• lächerlich

ReferencesEdit

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Middle EnglishEdit

SuffixEdit

-lich

1. Alternative form of -liche

ReferencesEdit

• “-lī, suf.(1)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 April 2018.
• “-lī, suf.(2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 April 2018.