-lija

See also: lija, Lija, lijá, and lijā

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لو (-li, -lı, -lu, -lü) (Turkish -li, -lı, -lu, -lü).

Suffix

-lija m anim (Cyrillic spelling -лија, noun-forming suffix)

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

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -lija

See also