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-iek
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iek
Dutch
Etymology
From nl fr -ique, from nl la -icus.
Pronunciation
nl Nl--iek.ogg
Suffix
-ic; forms adjectives from nouns with the meaning "of or pertaining to"; used mostly to calque words of Latinate origin
nl -isch
nl sympathie<t:sympathy> sympathiek<t:sympathetic; nice, friendly>
Suffix
f -en +
-ics, -ology; forms nouns pertaining to a field of study
nl acrobaat<t:acrobat> acrobatiek<t:acrobatics>
nl methode<t:method> methodiek<t:methodology>
Derived terms
nl
Mokilese
Suffix
mkj suffix
mkj -ek, used after a vowel