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Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɑː(d)ʒ/
- (Southern-England) audio
- (Southern-England) audio
- /eːdʒ/ (South-Asia)
- /əd͡ʒ/
- /ɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -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.
Meanings
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(countable, morpheme, uncountable) Forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection.
word + -age → wordage
-
(countable, morpheme, uncountable) Forming nouns indicating an action, process, or result.
shrink + -age → shrinkage
block + -age → blockage
marry + -age → marriage
slip + -age → slippage
-
(countable, morpheme, uncountable) Forming nouns of a relationship or state.
bond + -age → bondage
parent + -age → parentage
line + -age → lineage
marry + -age → marriage
-
(countable, morpheme, uncountable) Forming nouns indicating a place.
hermit + -age → hermitage
orphan + -age → orphanage
-
(countable, morpheme, uncountable) Forming nouns indicating a charge, fee, or toll.
cork + -age → corkage
post + -age → postage
broker + -age → brokerage
-
(countable, morpheme, uncountable) Forming nouns indicating a rate.
mile + -age → mileage
percent + -age → percentage
-
(countable, morpheme, uncountable) Forming nouns of a unit of measure.
volt + -age → voltage
foot + -age → footage
tonne + -age → tonnage
hour + -age → hourage
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| -ages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (27)
fr -age (appurtenance or collection) · pt -ato (place) · pt -ção (action, process, result) · fr -age (action, process, result) · it -aggio (appurtenance or collection) · enm -age (charge, fee, or toll) · ia -age (appurtenance or collection) · pt -agem (appurtenance or collection) · oc -atge (relationship or state) · de -ung (action, process, result) · hu -ás, -és (action, process, result) · pt -mento (action, process, result) · es -aje (action, process, result) · pt -ágio (charge, fee, or toll) · oc -atge (action, process, result) · da -ing (action, process, result) · ro -aj (action, process, result) · es -aje (appurtenance or collection) · pt -agem (relationship or state) · fr -age (relationship or state) · scn -aju (appurtenance or collection) · scn -aju (action, process, result) · pt -agem (rate) · pt -ção (relationship or state) · it -aggio (action, process, result) · enm -ing (action, process, result) · pt -agem (action, process, result)