"-bound" meaning in All languages combined

See -bound on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Germanic *būaną Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound From bound (“obliged to, certain to”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:from|bound<t:obliged to, certain to>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Germanic *būaną Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "búinn", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "be", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰuH-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*būaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Norse", "term" : "búa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "non" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "boun", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bound", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-bound", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="-bound"> From bound (“obliged to, certain to”). Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -bound, {{en-suffix}} -bound
  1. Moving or travelling towards. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--bound-en-suffix-GLKyWrV-
  2. Confined or restricted to a certain place; unable to move in certain conditions; -ridden Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--bound-en-suffix-tWX8lt8l Categories (other): English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 14 86
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