-ij

Significat (Anglès)

1. (feminine, morpheme) Forms abstract nouns denoting a state or concept related to the person(s) referred to by the stem; equivalent of -y
2. (feminine, morpheme) Forms nouns denoting a business or an organization which is run by the kind of person(s) referred to by the stem; equivalent of -ery

Sinònims

-plaats

Traduccions

-ei

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɛi̯/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de neerlandès mitjà: -ie

Cognat amb alemany: -ei

Cognat amb anglès: -y

In summary

From Middle Dutch -ie, which is borrowed from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Ancient Greek -ια (-ia). Cognate with German -ei, English -y. Dutch variants are: -ie (as in theorie) and -ije (as in Turkije)