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Meaning of -lane | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Derives nouns from places for a person originating from that place.
    morpheme
  2. Derives nouns from other nouns indicating a member or follower of a group related to the base noun.
    morpheme
  3. Derives nouns for occupations related to the base word.
    morpheme
  4. Derives nouns for a person (or other entity) according to some other characteristic.
    morpheme

Equivalents

Cymraeg -cyn -ig -os
Deutsch -chen -erl -lein
English -ling
Español -illa -illo -ita -ito
Eesti -kene
Suomi -lainen -nen
Français -et -ette -in -ine
Gaeilge -an -in -óg
Galego -iño
Italiano -ella -ello -etta -etto -ina -ino
日本語
Kurdî -an -el -êt -în -ino -îş
Nederlands -je -ling -pje -tje
Polski -e
Português -inho
Română -aș -el -șor -uș -uț
Русский -ёк -ёнок -ок -онок
Svenska -is
Українська -енько -еня́ -очок

Examples

“Eesti "Estonia" → eestlane "Estonian"”
“välismaa "foreign country" → välismaalane "foreigner"”
“New York → newyorklane "New Yorker"”
“Kristus "Christ" → kristlane "Christian"”
“ajalugu "history" → ajaloolane "historian"”
“õppima "to study" → õpilane "student"”
“vaen "hostility" → vaenlane "enemy"”
“kange "tough" → kangelane "hero"”
“mesi "honey" → mesilane "bee"”

CEFR level

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

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