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-se

/-n-s/

-se suffix: forms verbs from adjectives or nouns. When attached to certain adjectives, it forms a transitive verb whose meaning is, to make (adjective). The same construction could also be done to certain (fewer) nouns, as, bless, in which case the verb means roughly, to make bloody/sanctify.

Suffix

-se

  1. Forms verbs from adjectives or nouns. When attached to certain adjectives, it forms a transitive verb whose meaning is, to make (adjective). The same construction could also be done to certain (fewer) nouns, as, bless, in which case the verb means roughly, to make bloody/sanctify.

Origin of -se

From Middle English -sen (verbal ending), from Old English -sian (verbal ending), from Proto-Germanic *-isōną.

Words formed from -se

Questions about -se

What does -se mean?
-se means forms verbs from adjectives or nouns. When attached to certain adjectives, it forms a transitive verb whose meaning is, to make (adjective). The same construction could also be done to certain (fewer) nouns, as, bless, in which case the verb means roughly, to make bloody/sanctify.
What part of speech is -se?
-se is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -se?
-se is pronounced /-n-s/.

Words near -se in the dictionary

  1. -scapes
  2. -scope
  3. -scopic
  4. -scopy
  5. -scraper
  6. -se
  7. -seater
  8. -self
  9. -selves
  10. -semide
  11. -sequy

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