-πŒ»πŒΉπŒ²πŒ²πƒ

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-lingaz. Cognates include Dutch -ling, English -ling, German -ling, Icelandic -lingur.

Suffix

-πŒ»πŒΉπŒ²πŒ²πƒ β€’ (-liggs)

  1. Forms nouns meaning 'belonging to, coming from, descending from', often with a diminutive meaning.

Usage notes

It is unsure whether this suffix was productive in Gothic, but two inherited terms with this suffix are attested.

Declension

Masculine a-stem
singular plural
nominative -πŒ»πŒΉπŒ²πŒ²πƒ
-liggs
-πŒ»πŒΉπŒ²πŒ²π‰πƒ
-liggōs
vocative -𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲
-ligg
-πŒ»πŒΉπŒ²πŒ²π‰πƒ
-liggōs
accusative -𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲
-ligg
-πŒ»πŒΉπŒ²πŒ²πŒ°πŒ½πƒ
-liggans
genitive -πŒ»πŒΉπŒ²πŒ²πŒΉπƒ
-liggis
-𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌴
-liggΔ“
dative -𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰
-ligga
-𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌼
-liggam

Derived terms