-ling

Meaning

1. (masculine, morpheme) Indicates possession of or connection with a quality or property, such as Schwächling (“weakling”) from schwach (“weak”) or Frühling (“the season Spring [which comes early]”) from früh (“early”).
2. (masculine, morpheme) A modifier of nouns, meaning a follower or resident of what is denoted by the stem form, such as Häftling from Haft.
3. (masculine, morpheme) Suffix forming the names of many mushrooms.

Concepts

-ling

Synonyms

-chen

-lein

-erl

Translations

-ling

-in

-ine

-et

-etto

-ino

-ello

-ina

-ella

-etta

-je

-pje

-tje

-inho

-inha

Pronounced as (IPA)

[lɪŋ]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: -linc

Inherited from Old High German: -ling

In summary

From Middle High German -linc, from Old High German -ling, from Proto-West Germanic *-ling.