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-lings

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
-lings
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

forming adverbs, generally of condition or situation

British usage

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.

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Usage

Questions

What does -lings mean?
forming adverbs, generally of condition or situation
Where does -lings come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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