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Meaning of -ies | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. -ic, -ory, -ian; Used to create adjectives from nouns, primarily of Latin and Greek origin
    morpheme
  2. -ly, -like; Used to create adverbs from nouns, primarily of Latin and Greek origin
    morpheme

Equivalents

العربية ـِي
Català -esc -ic
Cymraeg -ig
Deutsch -isch
Ελληνικά -ικός
English -ic
Esperanto -a
Español -ico
Suomi -inen
Français -ique
Galego -ico
हिन्दी इक
Magyar -ikus -s
Bahasa Indonesia -ik -is
Italiano -ico
日本語
ქართული -ული -ური
한국어
Kurdî -a -ik -îş
Latina -icus
Македонски -ски
Bahasa Melayu -ik
Nederlands -isch
Português -ico
Русский -ский
Svenska -isk

Examples

“motor + -ies → motories (“motoric”)”
“sensor + -ies → sensories (“sensory”)”
“utopia + -ies → utopies (“utopian”)”
“krities”

critically

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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