-age
/ɪd͡ʒ/
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-age suffix: forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection.
Suffix
-age (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -ages)
- Forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection.
- word + -age → wordage
- Forming nouns indicating an action, process, or result.
- block + -age → blockage
- marry + -age → marriage
- Forming nouns of a relationship or state.
- bond + -age → bondage
- marry + -age → marriage
- Forming nouns indicating a place.
- orphan + -age → orphanage
- hermit + -age → hermitage
- Forming nouns indicating a charge, fee, or toll.
- post + -age → postage
- broker + -age → brokerage
- Forming nouns indicating a rate.
- percent + -age → percentage
- mile + -age → mileage
- Forming nouns of a unit of measure.
- volt + -age → voltage
- foot + -age → footage
Synonyms of -age
Forms of -age
| plural | -ages |
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Origin of -age
From Middle English -age, from Old French -age, from Latin -āticum. Cognates include French -age, Italian -aggio, Portuguese -agem, Spanish -aje, Occitan -atge, Romanian -aj. Doublet of -atic.
Questions about -age
- What does -age mean?
- -age means forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection.
- What part of speech is -age?
- -age is a suffix.
- How do you pronounce -age?
- -age is pronounced /ɪd͡ʒ/.
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Source and license
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