-lic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lit͡s/, [lʲit͡s]

Particle

-lic

1. Alternative form of -li

Conjunction

-lic

1. Alternative form of -li

Suffix

-lic

1. Alternative form of -liche

References

• “-lī, suf.(1)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 April 2018.
• “-lī, suf.(2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 April 2018.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-līkaz (“having the body or form of”), from *līką (“body”) (whence English lich). Cognate with Old Saxon -līk (Middle Low German -lik), (Dutch -lijk, Afrikaans -lik, Old High German -līh (German -lich), Old Norse -ligr (Swedish -lig), Gothic -𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (-leiks).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːt͡ʃ/

Suffix

-līċ

1. Forming adjectives from nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘characteristic of, pertaining to’.
2. Forming adjectives denoting multiplicity (compare English -fold)

   þrīlīċ (“triple, three-fold”)