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-erlei
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German
Etymology
Analyzed as a suffix by rebracketing ( (adj + -er) + -lei ) as ( adj + (-erlei) ). See de -lei.
Suffix
de suffix adjective-forming suffixes f
Produces adjectives describing the number of kinds of a thing.
de zwei two zweierlei two kinds of
de manch many mancherlei many kinds of
Derived terms
de
Further reading
PONS: Perfektes Deutsch: Der Ratgeber in sprachlichen Zweifelsfällen, 2009, page 463
Martin Durrell, Hammer's German Grammar and Usage, 5th ed., 2011, page 174, section "9.4.4 The suffix -erlei"
Duden: Die Grammatik: Unentbehrlich für richtiges Deutsch, 9th ed., 2016, page 317, section "2.10.6 -erlei"