Meaning of -lija | Babel Free

Definitions

suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a person with a given feature, doing something or from a particular place

animate, masculine, morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“bȁht (“luck”) + -lija → bàtlija (“lucky person”)”

“fakùltēt (“college, university”) + -lija → fakultètlija (“university-educated person”) (colloquial)”

“rèžīm (“regime”) + -lija → režìmlija (“supporter of a regime, especially blindly”) (derogatory)”

“Sàraj(evo) (“Sarajevo”) + -lija → Saràjlija (“Sarajevan”)”