"-s-" meaning in All languages combined

See -s- on Wiktionary

Interfix [Afrikaans]

Etymology: From Dutch -s-. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|-s-}} Dutch -s- Head templates: {{head|af|interfix}} -s-
  1. An interfix used to link elements in some compounds, originally a genitival interfix. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s--af-interfix-mhzROg67 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans interfixes

Interfix [Albanian]

Head templates: {{head|sq|interfix}} -s-
  1. a consonant that sometimes appears as a ligature between the elements of a compound word. Tags: morpheme

Interfix [Danish]

Head templates: {{head|da|interfix}} -s-
  1. Interfix inserted in some compounds. Wikipedia link: da:Bindebogstav Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s--da-interfix-icy-ZxVc Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Danish interfixes

Interfix [Dutch]

Head templates: {{head|nl|interfix}} -s-
  1. Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds. Wikipedia link: nl:Tussen-s in de Nederlandse spelling Tags: morpheme Related terms: -e-, -en-
    Sense id: en--s--nl-interfix-pp7MiaKc Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch interfixes

Interfix [Elfdalian]

Head templates: {{head|ovd|interfix}} -s-
  1. Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s--ovd-interfix-CmeW6~wv Categories (other): Elfdalian entries with incorrect language header, Elfdalian interfixes

Interfix [English]

Etymology: From Middle English -s, -es, from Old English -es (“-'s”, masculine and neuter genitive singular ending), which survives in many old compounds. In more recent coinage, from contraction of the derived clitic -'s in compounds. For more, see -'s. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-s, -es}} Middle English -s, -es, {{inh|en|ang|-es||-'s|pos=masculine and neuter genitive singular ending}} Old English -es (“-'s”, masculine and neuter genitive singular ending), {{m|en|-'s}} -'s, {{m|en|-'s}} -'s Head templates: {{head|en|interfix}} -s-
  1. Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds, equivalent to the possessive clitic -'s. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s--en-interfix-p8jWZPf~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English interfixes

Interfix [Finnish]

Etymology: Common sound-symbolic element, often attached to after a -p-. Probably akin to diminutive suffixes like -sa and -su. Etymology templates: {{m|fi||-p-}} -p-, {{m|fi|-sa|id=derivational}} -sa, {{m|fi|-su}} -su Head templates: {{head|fi|interfix}} -s-
  1. A sound-symbolic interfix without any meaning. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s--fi-interfix-ddmKl1KR Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish interfixes

Interfix [German]

IPA: /s/
Head templates: {{head|de|interfix}} -s-
  1. Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -es- Related terms: -n-, -en-
    Sense id: en--s--de-interfix-pp7MiaKc Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German interfixes

Interfix [Navajo]

Head templates: {{head|nv|interfix}} -s-
  1. a consonant that sometimes appears as a ligature between the elements of a compound word. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -ł-, -sh-

Interfix [Norwegian Bokmål]

Head templates: {{head|nb|interfix}} -s-
  1. Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s--nb-interfix-CmeW6~wv Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Norwegian Bokmål interfixes

Interfix [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Head templates: {{head|nn|interfix}} -s-
  1. Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -es-
    Sense id: en--s--nn-interfix-CmeW6~wv Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header, Norwegian Nynorsk interfixes

Interfix [Saterland Frisian]

IPA: /-s-/
Etymology: From a genitival suffix, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-as. Cognates include German -s- and Dutch -s-. Etymology templates: {{der|stq|gem-pro|*-as}} Proto-Germanic *-as, {{cog|de|-s-}} German -s-, {{cog|nl|-s-}} Dutch -s- Head templates: {{head|stq|interfix}} -s-
  1. Used to link two elements in some compounds. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s--stq-interfix-HJ05qDXH Categories (other): Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header, Saterland Frisian interfixes

Interfix [Swedish]

IPA: /s/
Etymology: From Old Swedish -s (“genitival suffix”), from Old Norse -s. Many noun phrases with -s later merged into single-word compounds, but the s remained, now serving the function of a joining interfix as opposed to a suffix placed on a single word. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|-s||genitival suffix}} Old Swedish -s (“genitival suffix”), {{inh|sv|non|-s}} Old Norse -s Head templates: {{head|sv|interfix}} -s-
  1. Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -a-, -e-, -es-, -o-, -u-
    Sense id: en--s--sv-interfix-CmeW6~wv Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish interfixes

Download JSON data for -s- meaning in All languages combined (12.6kB)

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}

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    {
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        "Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header",
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