-leiki

See also: leiki and Leiki

Faroese

Etymology

Related to leikur (game), from Old Norse leikr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-ˌlaiːtʃɪ/

Suffix

-leiki m (genitive singular -leika)

  1. -ness
  2. -ship
  3. -ty
  4. -ure etc.

Derived terms

terms including the suffix meaning -ness, -ty etc.

Icelandic

Etymology

Related to leikur (game), from Old Norse leikr.[1]

Suffix

-leiki m (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -leika, nominative plural -leikar)

  1. -ness, -tion, -ity; a suffix used especially to form nouns from adjectives, often expressing a state of being or a quality

Usage notes

  • -leiki was once a víxlmynd (a word form that was once a variant form of another word) with the same meaning as -leikur.

Declension

Declension of -leiki (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative -leiki -leikinn -leikar -leikarnir
accusative -leika -leikann -leika -leikana
dative -leika -leikanum -leikum -leikunum
genitive -leika -leikans -leika -leikanna

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “-leiki”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)