"-age" meaning in English

See -age in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɪd͡ʒ/, /əd͡ʒ/, /edʒ/ (note: Indic), /ɑː(d)ʒ/
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age From Middle English -age, from Old French -age, from Latin -āticum. Cognates include French -age, Italian -aggio, Portuguese -agem, Spanish -aje, Occitan -atge, Romanian -aj. Doublet of -atic. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:inh|enm:-age<id:relationship>|id=collection|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age, {{inh|en|enm|-age}} Middle English -age, {{der|en|fro|-age}} Old French -age, {{der|en|la|-āticum}} Latin -āticum, {{cog|fr|-age}} French -age, {{cog|it|-aggio}} Italian -aggio, {{cog|pt|-agem}} Portuguese -agem, {{cog|es|-aje}} Spanish -aje, {{cog|oc|-atge}} Occitan -atge, {{cog|ro|-aj}} Romanian -aj, {{doublet|en|-atic}} Doublet of -atic Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|cat3=|head=|id=}} -age, {{en-suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes}} -age
  1. Forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ery, -ing Translations (appurtenance or collection): -age [masculine] (French), -age (Interlingua), -agem [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en--age-en-suffix-c4IrFWNp Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 15 17 8 18 18 18 7 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 20 4 21 20 21 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 17 7 19 17 19 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 16 17 7 19 17 19 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 16 19 3 20 19 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 17 8 18 16 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 17 7 18 17 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 16 9 18 16 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 16 17 6 19 17 19 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 16 17 5 19 19 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 17 7 18 17 18 7 Disambiguation of 'appurtenance or collection': 82 4 5 2 3 2 2
  2. Forming nouns indicating an action, process, or result. Tags: morpheme Translations (action, process, result): -ing [common-gender] (Danish), -ung [feminine] (German), -ás, -és (Hungarian), -ing (Middle English), -agem [feminine] (Portuguese), -ção [feminine] (Portuguese), -mento [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en--age-en-suffix-AtJZ-Er8 Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 15 17 8 18 18 18 7 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 20 4 21 20 21 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 17 7 19 17 19 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 16 17 7 19 17 19 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 16 19 3 20 19 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 17 8 18 16 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 17 7 18 17 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 16 9 18 16 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 16 17 6 19 17 19 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 16 17 5 19 19 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 17 7 18 17 18 7 Disambiguation of 'action, process, result': 6 74 4 4 4 4 4
  3. Forming nouns of a relationship or state. Tags: morpheme Translations (relationship or state): -agem [feminine] (Portuguese), -ção [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en--age-en-suffix-NFxk5WCI Disambiguation of 'relationship or state': 3 1 93 1 1 1 1
  4. Forming nouns indicating a place. Tags: morpheme Translations (place): -ato [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en--age-en-suffix-tVpcqPb2 Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 15 17 8 18 18 18 7 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 20 4 21 20 21 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 17 7 19 17 19 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 16 17 7 19 17 19 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 16 19 3 20 19 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 17 8 18 16 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 17 7 18 17 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 16 9 18 16 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 16 17 6 19 17 19 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 16 17 5 19 19 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 17 7 18 17 18 7 Disambiguation of 'place': 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
  5. Forming nouns indicating a charge, fee, or toll. Tags: morpheme Translations (charge, fee, or toll): -age (Middle English), -ágio [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en--age-en-suffix-CnM5H2MT Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 15 17 8 18 18 18 7 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 20 4 21 20 21 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 17 7 19 17 19 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 16 17 7 19 17 19 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 16 19 3 20 19 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 17 8 18 16 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 17 7 18 17 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 16 9 18 16 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 16 17 6 19 17 19 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 16 17 5 19 19 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 17 7 18 17 18 7 Disambiguation of 'charge, fee, or toll': 5 5 4 5 72 5 4
  6. Forming nouns indicating a rate. Tags: morpheme Translations (rate): -agem [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en--age-en-suffix-HY0sUD1h Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 15 17 8 18 18 18 7 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 20 4 21 20 21 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 17 7 19 17 19 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 16 17 7 19 17 19 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 16 19 3 20 19 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 17 8 18 16 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 17 7 18 17 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 16 9 18 16 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 16 17 6 19 17 19 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 16 17 5 19 19 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 17 7 18 17 18 7 Disambiguation of 'rate': 0 0 0 0 0 100 0
  7. Forming nouns of a unit of measure. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--age-en-suffix-aWJrbmlT
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "broker + -age → brokerage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "cork + -age → corkage",
          "type": "example"
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        }
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "mile + -age → mileage",
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        }
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          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 100 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "rate",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "-agem"
        }
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        {
          "text": "volt + -age → voltage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "foot + -age → footage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tonne + -age → tonnage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "hour + -age → hourage",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Forming nouns of a unit of measure."
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        "morpheme"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪd͡ʒ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əd͡ʒ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/edʒ/",
      "note": "Indic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑː(d)ʒ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-age"
}
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    "English suffixes",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "id": "collection",
        "tree": "1"
      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "la",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "-age"
      },
      "expansion": "French -age",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "2": "-aggio"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-agem"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese -agem",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-aje"
      },
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        "2": "-atge"
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      "expansion": "Occitan -atge",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "-aj"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian -aj",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-atic"
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    }
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        "head": "",
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          "text": "word + -age → wordage",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection."
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          "appurtenance",
          "appurtenance#English"
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          "collection",
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          "text": "block + -age → blockage",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "marry + -age → marriage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "slip + -age → slippage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "shrink + -age → shrinkage",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Forming nouns indicating an action, process, or result."
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          "text": "bond + -age → bondage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "marry + -age → marriage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "parent + -age → parentage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "line + -age → lineage",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Forming nouns of a relationship or state."
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        "morpheme"
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    {
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          "text": "orphan + -age → orphanage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "hermit + -age → hermitage",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Forming nouns indicating a place."
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        "morpheme"
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    {
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        {
          "text": "post + -age → postage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "broker + -age → brokerage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "cork + -age → corkage",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forming nouns indicating a charge, fee, or toll."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "percent + -age → percentage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "mile + -age → mileage",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Forming nouns indicating a rate."
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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    {
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        {
          "text": "volt + -age → voltage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "foot + -age → footage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tonne + -age → tonnage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "hour + -age → hourage",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Forming nouns of a unit of measure."
      ],
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əd͡ʒ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/edʒ/",
      "note": "Indic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑː(d)ʒ/"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "appurtenance or collection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-age"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
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      "lang_code": "ia",
      "sense": "appurtenance or collection",
      "word": "-age"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "appurtenance or collection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-agem"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "action, process, result",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "-ing"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "action, process, result",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-ung"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "action, process, result",
      "word": "-ás, -és"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "sense": "action, process, result",
      "word": "-ing"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "action, process, result",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-agem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "action, process, result",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-ção"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "action, process, result",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-mento"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "relationship or state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-agem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "relationship or state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-ção"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-ato"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "sense": "charge, fee, or toll",
      "word": "-age"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "charge, fee, or toll",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-ágio"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-agem"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-age"
}

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