-lings

lings English Etymology From en enm -linges, variant (with genitive enm -es) of enm -ling adverbial suffix, equivalent to en -ling -s. Compare nl -lings adverbial suffix, de -lings. Suffix en now _ UK _ dialectal forming adverbs, generally of condition or situation Derived terms en Anagrams en gilns sling Dutch Etymology The suffix is a combination of the suffix nl -ling and the adverb-forming nl -s. Pronunciation nl Nl--lings.ogg Suffix nl suffix adverb-forming suffixes describes a manner in which an action proceeds as defined by root to which it is added, both as adverb and as adjective nl Hij dook zijdelings weg. He ducked away sideways. Derived terms nl nl blindelings kruiselings rakelings ruggelings schrijlings zijdelings German Pronunciation de /lɪŋs/ de De--lings.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Etymology 1 From de gmh -lingen, from de goh lingūn. The modern form with -s is of Central and Low German origin; compare de gml -linges. Suffix de suffix adverb-forming suffixes de rare little productive forms adverbs that describe the manner of an action, particularly a movement de Bauch abdomen, belly bäuchlings on one’s belly de blind blind blindlings blindly, hastily, pell-mell de Ritt ride rittlings astride, sitting on something like on a mount de Rücken back rücklings on one’s back de Seite side seitlings sideways Usage notes The suffix was common and productive into early modern German. Most adverbs with it, apart from the five named above, are now archaic. Derived terms de Etymology 2 Suffix de suffix form de -ling gen s Further reading Icelandic Suffix is suffix form is -lingur indef gen s