-ling

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from , a nominal suffix, probably composed of (agent/instrumental/diminutive suffix) +  (patronymic suffix).

Akin to Dutch, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. More at,.

Suffix

 * 1)  small, immature, miniature
 * 2)  follower or resident

Usage notes
Words ending in derived from a root or stem terminating in -l or -le, such as, have usually only an accidental resemblance, although sometimes there is a connection, as in , which derives from Middle English in this form, and which is also a present participle form of the modern English verb to , which in itself is a back-formation from.

Translations

 * Breton:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Estonian: -kene,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, , ,
 * Galician:, iña
 * German:, ,
 * Interlingua: -etto, -etta
 * Irish: -án, -ín, -óg
 * Italian:, , -etto, -etta, -ello, -ella
 * Japanese:
 * Middle English: -ling, -ing
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, -șor, -uț, -uș,
 * Russian: -ёнок,, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: -an, -ag
 * Sicilian: -eḍḍu, -eḍḍa, -uzzu, -uzza, -icchiu, -icchia, -ittu, -itta ( also as -ettu, -etta), -inu, -ina
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: -еня́, -о́чок, -е́нько
 * Welsh: -ig, -cyn, -os

Etymology 2
From, from , ,. Compare.

Etymology
From a rebracketing of nouns with an suffix. See above (English).

Suffix

 * 1) A suffix that describes a person (or other creature) in terms of a place of origin or a quality, as defined by the root to which it is added.

Derived terms

 * - adverbs

Etymology
From, from , from.

Suffix

 * 1) Indicates possession of or connection with a quality or property, such as  from  or  from.
 * 2) A modifier of nouns, meaning a follower or resident of what is denoted by the stem form, such as  from.
 * 3) Suffix forming the names of many mushrooms.

Etymology 1
From, from , from ; equivalent to.

Etymology 2
From.

Descendants

 * (as in )

Etymology
From.

Etymology 1
From alteration of suffixal use of 🇨🇬.

Suffix

 * 1)  adverbial suffix denoting direction, state or position

Etymology 2
From, from.

Suffix

 * 1) dynasty, lineage
 * Icling ("dynasty of Icel" or "House of Icel"); Ætheling (House of Ethel)
 * 1) dynasty, lineage
 * Icling ("dynasty of Icel" or "House of Icel"); Ætheling (House of Ethel)
 * 1) dynasty, lineage
 * Icling ("dynasty of Icel" or "House of Icel"); Ætheling (House of Ethel)
 * Icling ("dynasty of Icel" or "House of Icel"); Ætheling (House of Ethel)