"-s" meaning in Afrikaans

See -s in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -ste [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Dutch -st. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|af|nl|-st|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Dutch -st, {{inh+|af|nl|-st}} Inherited from Dutch -st Head templates: {{head|af|suffix|plural|-ste|cat2=noun-forming suffixes}} -s (plural -ste)
  1. appended to the stem of a verb, this suffix yields a verbal noun Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s-af-suffix-sNw2G-Mk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: Inherited from Dutch -s (a suffix for forming plurals). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|af|nl|-s|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Dutch -s, {{inh+|af|nl|-s}} Inherited from Dutch -s Head templates: {{head|af|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -s
  1. Used to form regular plurals of nouns that end in certain suffixes or syllables, such as -el, -er, -en, -em, -eur, -aar, -aard, diminutive -ie, etc. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s-af-suffix-HdTm9f~1
  2. Used to form irregular plurals of many other nouns, chiefly of foreign origin. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s-af-suffix-nRGJBO9i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Etymology: Inherited from Dutch -s, from the genitive case of Dutch masculine and neuter nouns and adjectives, Middle Dutch -s, -es, from Old Dutch -es, -is, from Proto-Germanic *-as, *-is. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|af|nl|-s|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Dutch -s, {{inh+|af|nl|-s}} Inherited from Dutch -s, {{inh|af|dum|-s}} Middle Dutch -s, {{m|dum|-es}} -es, {{inh|af|odt|-es}} Old Dutch -es, {{m|odt|-is}} -is, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*-as}} Proto-Germanic *-as, {{m|gem-pro|*-is}} *-is Head templates: {{head|af|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -s
  1. Used to form the partitive form of the adjective Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s-af-suffix-zNvS7Lxx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Suffix

Etymology: Inherited from Dutch -s, from earlier -sch, from Middle Dutch -sch, from Old Dutch -isc, from Proto-West Germanic *-isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|af|nl|-s|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Dutch -s, {{inh+|af|nl|-s}} Inherited from Dutch -s, {{m|nl|-sch}} -sch, {{inh|af|dum|-sch}} Middle Dutch -sch, {{inh|af|odt|-isc}} Old Dutch -isc, {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*-isk}} Proto-West Germanic *-isk, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*-iskaz}} Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, {{der|af|ine-pro|*-iskos}} Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Head templates: {{head|af|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -s
  1. Used to form adjectives of characteristic from nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s-af-suffix-af:adjective
  2. Used to form adjectives or language names from place names. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s-af-suffix-gzHx7D8m Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 23 21 11 3 4 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Dutch -s, from the genitive case of Dutch masculine and neuter nouns and adjectives, Middle Dutch -s, -es, from Old Dutch -es, -is, from Proto-Germanic *-as, *-is.",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "nuut → iets nuuts"
        },
        {
          "text": "groot → niks groots nie"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form the partitive form of the adjective"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-s"
}

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    "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
    "Afrikaans lemmas",
    "Afrikaans suffixes",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with raw sortkeys"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 4,
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      "args": {
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      },
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        "2": "nl",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch -s",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "-s"
      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-sch"
      },
      "expansion": "-sch",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "-sch"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch -sch",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "-isc"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch -isc",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*-isk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-isk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-iskaz"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-iskos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-iskos",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Dutch -s, from earlier -sch, from Middle Dutch -sch, from Old Dutch -isc, from Proto-West Germanic *-isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.",
  "head_templates": [
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "suffix",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "winter (“winter”) + -s → winters (“wintery”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "spel (“game”) + -s → speels (“playful”)"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to form adjectives of characteristic from nouns."
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        "af:adjective"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Engeland (“England”) + -s → Engels (“English”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "Finland (“Finland”) + -s → Fins (“Finnish”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form adjectives or language names from place names."
      ],
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        [
          "place name",
          "place name#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-s"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Afrikaans dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (a644e18 and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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