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-ling
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The suffix -ling or its variant -eling can derive nouns from verbs; it then binds the theme argument. Examples are beskermje to protect > beskermeling ward or stjerre to die > stjerling mortal.

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The suffix mainly derives nouns from adjectives; more details can be found in the topic on -ling with adjective as base.

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