Suffix
-lik
- Forming adjectives from nouns with the sense of ‘characteristic of, pertaining to’.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lic], [liç], [lih], [lij]
Suffix
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-lik
- used to derive abstract nouns from adjectives; -ness, -hood, -ship, -dom, -ity
- gözəl (“beautiful”) + -lik → gözəllik (“beauty”)
- ölməz (“immortal”) + -lik → ölməzlik (“immortality”)
- boş (“empty”) + -lik → boşluq (“emptiness”)
- used to derive abstract nouns from nouns; -ship
- üzv (“member”) + -lik → üzvlük (“membership”)
- dost (“friend”) + -lik → dostluq (“friendship”)
- used to derive nouns denoting work/jobs from nouns denoting professions
- müəllim (“teacher”) + -lik → müəllimlik (“teaching, the work of a teacher”)
- qəssab (“butcher”) + -lik → qəssablıq (“butchery, the trade of a butcher”)
- used to derive nouns denoting items containing something; -ory
- söz (“word”) + -lik → sözlük (“word-list; dictionary”)
- öd (“gall”) + -lik → ödlük (“gall bladder”)
- ox (“arrow”) + -lik → oxluq (“quiver”)
- used to derive nouns denoting places characterized by abundance of something from nouns
- ağac (“tree”) + -lik → ağaclıq (“a treey place, a place with many trees”)
- kölgə (“shadow”) + -lik → kölgəlik (“a shady place”)
- ilan (“snake”) + -lik → ilanlıq (“a place full of snake”)
- bataq (“swamp”) + -lik → bataqlıq (“a swampy place”)
- ocaq (“hearth”) + -lik → ocaqlıq (“hearthstead”)
- used to derive adjectives from nouns; -ly
- ay (“month”) + -lik → aylıq (“monthly”)
- torba (“bag”) + -lik → torbalıq (“intended to be used for sewing bags”)
- dağ (“mountain”) + -lik → dağlıq (“mountainous”)
- beş nəfər (“five people”) + -lik → beş nəfərlik (“intended for five people”)
- used to derive temporal adverbs from temporal adverbs and nouns; for
- hələ (“still”) + -lik → hələlik (“yet, still, for the time being”)
- həmişə (“always”) + -lik → həmişəlik (“for ever, permanently”)
- ömür (“lifetime”) + -lik → ömürlük (“for life”)
- (non-productive) used to derive nouns denoting kinship other than by blood; step-
- Synonym: ögey
- ata (“father”) + -lik → atalıq (“stepfather”)
- ana (“mother”) + -lik → analıq (“step-mother”)
- oğul (“son”) + -lik → oğulluq (“stepson”)
- qız (“daughter”) + -lik → qızlıq (“stepdaughter”)
- bacı (“sister”) + -lik → bacılıq (“stepsister”)
- (non-productive) used to derive nouns denoting clothing items
- baş (“head”) + -lik → başlıq (“bashlyk, hood”)
- gəlin (“bride”) + -lik → gəlinlik (“wedding dress”)
- bazar (“market; Sunday”) + -lik → bazarlıq (“bride's garments”)
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *-lik.
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Etymology
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Suffix
-lik (genitive -liku, partitive -likku, comparative -likum, superlative kõige -likum)
- -ly, -ic, -al - forms adjectives from nouns or verbs.
Declension
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Declension of -lik (ÕS type 25/õnnelik, length gradation) |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
-lik |
-likud |
accusative |
nom. |
gen. |
-liku |
genitive |
-like -likkude |
partitive |
-likku |
-likke -likkusid |
illative |
-likku -likusse |
-likesse -likkudesse |
inessive |
-likus |
-likes -likkudes |
elative |
-likust |
-likest -likkudest |
allative |
-likule |
-likele -likkudele |
adessive |
-likul |
-likel -likkudel |
ablative |
-likult |
-likelt -likkudelt |
translative |
-likuks |
-likeks -likkudeks |
terminative |
-likuni |
-likeni -likkudeni |
essive |
-likuna |
-likena -likkudena |
abessive |
-likuta |
-liketa -likkudeta |
comitative |
-likuga |
-likega -likkudega |
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