-lings

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English -linges, variant (with genitive -es) of Middle English -ling (adverbial suffix), equivalent to -ling +‎ -s. Compare Dutch -lings (adverbial suffix), German -lings. === Suffix === -lings (now UK dialectal) forming adverbs, generally of condition or situation ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === sling == Dutch == === Etymology === The suffix is a combination of the suffix -ling and the adverb-forming -s. === Pronunciation === === Suffix === -lings describes a manner in which an action proceeds as defined by root to which it is added, both as adverb and as adjective Hij dook zijdelings weg. ― He ducked away sideways. ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German -lingen, from Old High German lingūn. The modern form with -s is of Central and Low German origin; compare Middle Low German -linges. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɪŋs/ === Suffix === -lings (rare, little productive) forms adverbs that describe the manner of an action, particularly a movement ‎Bauch (“abdomen, belly”) + ‎-lings → ‎bäuchlings (“on one’s belly”) ‎blind (“blind”) + ‎-lings → ‎blindlings (“blindly, hastily, pell-mell”) ‎Ritt (“ride”) + ‎-lings → ‎rittlings (“astride, sitting on something like on a mount”) ‎Rücken (“back”) + ‎-lings → ‎rücklings (“on one’s back”) ‎Seite (“side”) + ‎-lings → ‎seitlings (“sideways”) ==== Usage notes ==== The suffix was common and productive into early modern German. Most adverbs with it, apart from the five named above, are now archaic. ==== Derived terms ==== == Icelandic == === Suffix === -lings indefinite genitive singular of -lingur