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Old English · suffix

-ling

Part of speech
suffix, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/linɡ/
[liŋɡ]
Syllables
linɡ (1 syllable)
Modern English
-ling-longdynastyadverbialpersonaldiminutives

-ling1 · suffix · masculine

Senses

  1. suffix used in forming personal nouns

    dīerling

    favorite, darling

  2. suffix forming diminutives

    stærling

    starling

  3. dynasty, lineage

    Icling ("dynasty of Icel" or "House of Icel"); Ætheling (House of Ethel)

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of -ling
SingularPlural
Nominative -ling-lingas
Accusative -ling-lingas
Genitive -linges-linga
Dative -linge-lingum

-ling2 · suffix

Senses

  1. adverbial suffix denoting direction, state or position

    hinderling

    backwards

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-ling, from Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz.

From alteration of suffixal use of Old English lang (“long”).

Descendants

-ling, -long

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