-lijk

Etymology

From Middle Dutch -lijc, from Old Dutch -līk, from Proto-West Germanic *-līk, from Proto-Germanic *-līkaz.

Cognate with English -ly, German -lich, Old Norse -líkr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lək/

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Suffix

-lijk

1. An adjectival and adverbial suffix -ly, -al, -ous

   ridderlijk ― knightly

   persoonlijk ― personal

   gevaarlijk ― dangerous

2. An adjectival and adverbial suffix -able

   redelijk ― reasonable