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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

-ad en · X · etymology 1

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -άς (-ás) (genitive -άδος (-ádos)): a suffix forming feminine nouns.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) A unit or set (especially of a specified number).
    • chiliad, duodecad

Forms

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-ads Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

-adic

Source: en.wiktionary, “-ad” (suffix), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

-ad en · X · etymology 2

Etymology

Derived from Latin ad (“at”), from Proto-Italic *ad, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd. Coined by British anatomist John Barclay.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) toward
    • tibiad; ulnad

Forms

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more -ad Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Coordinates

-en (didn't catch on)