Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2016 April 13

= April 13 =

Dutch Brabantse Pijl, why not Brabant Pijl
Where does the 'se' bit come from? --Llaanngg (talk) 14:41, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
 * It turns the name into an adjective, so it literally means "Brabantian arrow". - Lindert (talk) 14:50, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
 * See also wikt:-s, Etymology 3. The closest English cognate would probably be -ish. Rgds ✦  hugarheimur 16:08, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Or perhaps -ese . -- Jayron 32 20:08, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
 * @Jayron32: I’d believe that is just a coincidence, etymologically. Rgds ✦  hugarheimur 21:25, 13 April 2016 (UTC)