-li

See also: Appendix:Variations of "li"

Alemannic German

Suffix

-li

  1. forms diminutives of nouns and adjectives

Derived terms

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Greenlandic

Enclitic

-li

  1. but

Latin

Suffix

-lī

  1. nominative masculine plural of -lus
  2. genitive masculine singular of -lus
  3. genitive neuter singular of -lus
  4. vocative masculine plural of -lus

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li/, [lʲi]

Particle

-li

  1. used after a verb form to introduce a polar question
    Spiš-li?
    Are you sleeping?
    Sy-li Bóžy syn?
    Are you the Son of God?
    Wiźiš-li to?
    Do you see that?

Conjunction

-li

  1. if
    Coš-li, ga móžoš.
    If you want, then you may.
    Jo-li tam, ga jo derje.
    If he’s there, then it’s all right.
    Zmejoš-li pjeńeze, dosć změjoš pśijaśelow.
    If you have money, you’ll have plenty of friends.
    Maš-li to na mysli, ga cyń.
    If you’re thinking of it, do it.

Synonyms

Middle English

Suffix

-li

  1. Alternative form of -liche

References

Pennsylvania German

Suffix

-li

  1. (diminutive) -ling, -let

Derived Terms

Pitjantjatjara

Pronoun

-li (first person dual nominative, bound form of ngali)

  1. we two

Usage notes

Bound pronouns can be used instead of the regular "long form" pronouns. They act as clitics that attach to the last word of the first noun phrase in the sentence, or the conjunctions ka or munu if present.

Pitjantjatjara personal pronouns (nominative case)
SingularDualPlural
First person ngayulu (I)
Bound form: -ṉa		 ngali (we two)
Bound form: -li		 nganaṉa (we, more than two)
Bound form: -la
Second person nyuntu (you)
Bound form: -n		 nyupali (you two) nyura (you, more than two)
Third person paluṟu (he/she/it) pula (they two) tjana (they, more than two)
Bound form: -ya

Turkish

Alternative forms

Suffix

-li

  1. with, containing; forms adjectives from nouns. This usage is treated as a "case suffix" and is separated from proper nouns by an apostrophe.
    kafein (“caffeine”) + ‎-li → ‎kafeinli (“caffeinated, containing caffeine”)
    İstanbul (“Istanbul”) + ‎-li → ‎İstanbul'lu (“with Istanbul”)
  2. of, from; of a nation or place. This usage is treated as a "word-forming suffix" and is not separated from proper nouns by an apostrophe. It is commonly encountered in surnames derived from the names of towns and cities.
    İstanbul (“Istanbul”) + ‎-li → ‎İstanbullu (“[a person] from Istanbul”)
    Tokat (“a city in northern Anatolia”) + ‎-li → ‎Tokatlı (“[a person] from Tokat”)

Antonyms

Derived terms

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