See -s in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"synonyms": [
{
"word": "-sz"
},
{
"word": "-se"
},
{
"word": "-sse"
},
{
"word": "-sen"
},
{
"word": "-ssen"
}
],
"word": "-s"
}
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