ABSTRACT
The following is an overview of other common suffixes for the formation of nouns.
-dom eigendom property, heiligdom sanctity, bisdom diocese -schap vriendschap friendship, eigenschap characteristic -nis erfenis inheritance, begrafenis funeral, ergernis
annoyance -(en/n, er/ar)ij vleierij flattery, ambtenarij bureaucracy, lekkernij
delicacy -iteit stommiteit stupidity, subtiliteit subtlety, calamiteit
calamity -age taoeage tattoo, spionage espionage, sabotage sabotage -atie reparatie repair, presentatie presentation, delegatie
delegation -theek apotheek pharmacy, bibliotheek library, discotheek
disco -sel voedsel food, deksel lid, stelsel system
In many of the nouns you can recognize verbs (presenteren – de presentatie), adjectives (stom – de stommiteit), and nouns (de vriend – de vriendschap). For learning purposes, make it part of your routine to write down words in word groups such as repareren, de reparatie, de reparateur or stom, de stommeling, de stommerd, de stommiteit, etc.
