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-d

-d suffix: an empty suffix, perhaps derived from the past-tense suffix above, added in some dialects to the present tense forms of some words which then add an additional -ed in the past tense. Also the alternative form of -ed now only standard with words which end in -e.

Suffix

-d

  1. An empty suffix, perhaps derived from the past-tense suffix above, added in some dialects to the present tense forms of some words which then add an additional -ed in the past tense.
    • damn → damnd (→ damnded), drown → drownd (→ drownded)
  2. Marks ordinals written in digits when the final term of the spelled number is "second" or "third"
    • 2d grade; 23d century
    Synonyms:
    -nd, -rd

Also used as

-d is also the alternative form of -ed now only standard with words which end in -e.

Synonyms of -d

Questions about -d

What does -d mean?
-d means an empty suffix, perhaps derived from the past-tense suffix above, added in some dialects to the present tense forms of some words which then add an additional -ed in the past tense.
What part of speech is -d?
-d is a suffix.

Words near -d in the dictionary

  1. -cy
  2. -cycline
  3. -cyte
  4. -cytic
  5. -cytomatous
  6. -d
  7. -dactyl
  8. -dan
  9. -dar
  10. -dazole
  11. -derm

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