Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-līkaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

See *līką (body, corpse) for more; the sense of "similar to" appears to be the original sense.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌliː.kɑz/

Adjective

*-līkaz

  1. -like, -ly. Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with the sense of 'similar to, characteristic of'.

Inflection

Declension of *-līkaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *-līkaz *-līkō *-līką, *-at(ō) *-līkai *-līkôz *-līkō
accusative *-līkanǭ *-līkǭ *-līką, *-at(ō) *-līkanz *-līkōz *-līkō
genitive *-līkas, *-līkis *-līkaizōz *-līkas, *-līkis *-līkaizǫ̂ *-līkaizǫ̂ *-līkaizǫ̂
dative *-līkammai *-līkaizōi *-līkammai *-līkaimaz *-līkaimaz *-līkaimaz
instrumental *-līkanō *-līkaizō *-līkanō *-līkaimiz *-līkaimiz *-līkaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *-līkô *-līkǭ *-līkô *-līkaniz *-līkōniz *-līkōnō
accusative *-līkanų *-līkōnų *-līkô *-līkanunz *-līkōnunz *-līkōnō
genitive *-līkiniz *-līkōniz *-līkiniz *-līkanǫ̂ *-līkōnǫ̂ *-līkanǫ̂
dative *-līkini *-līkōni *-līkini *-līkammaz *-līkōmaz *-līkammaz
instrumental *-līkinē *-līkōnē *-līkinē *-līkammiz *-līkōmiz *-līkammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*līka- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 336-7