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-rise

/ɹaɪz/

-rise suffix: used to form noun from a noun corresponding to astronomical body, to indicate the rise of the astronomical body appears in the horizon.

Suffix

-rise

  1. Used to form noun from a noun corresponding to astronomical body, to indicate the rise of the astronomical body appears in the horizon.
    • sun + -rise → sunrise
    • moon + -rise → moonrise

Questions about -rise

What does -rise mean?
-rise means used to form noun from a noun corresponding to astronomical body, to indicate the rise of the astronomical body appears in the horizon.
What part of speech is -rise?
-rise is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -rise?
-rise is pronounced /ɹaɪz/.

Words near -rise in the dictionary

  1. -ric
  2. -ridden
  3. -riffic
  4. -rific
  5. -rinone
  6. -rise
  7. -ritide
  8. -rolimus
  9. -rozole
  10. -rrhagia
  11. -rrhaphy

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