-ij

Significado (Inglês)

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

Sinônimos

-plaats

Traduções

-ei

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɛi̯/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de holandês médio: -ie

Cognato com alemão: -ei

Cognato com inglês: -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)