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-ede

-ede

See also: ede, Ede, ėdė, and Êđê

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-iþō. See there for more cognates.

Suffix

-ede

  1. used to form abstract nouns from adjectives
    hoghede ‎(“height”) from hooch ‎(“high”) (modern Dutch: hoogte and hoog)
    lenghede ‎(“length”) from lanc ‎(“long”) (modern Dutch: lengte and lang)


Descendants

Old English

Suffix

-ede

  1. (adjectival suffix) suffix applied to nouns meaning "having", "possessing", "provided with" or "equipped with"
    hornede "having horns
    wæmbede "big-bellied"

Descendants

Etymology

Akin to the past participle ending -ed.

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