-ling

Meaning

a suffix that describes a person (or other creature) in terms of a place of origin or a quality, as defined by the root to which it is added

Concepts

-ling

Synonyms

-je

-pje

-tje

Translations

-ling

-lein

-erl

-ette

-in

-ine

-et

-etto

-ino

-ello

-ina

-ella

-etta

-inho

-inha

Etymology

From a rebracketing of nouns with an -ing suffix. See above (English).