"-de" meaning in German

See -de in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /də/
Etymology: From Middle High German -ede, from Old High German -ida, from Proto-Germanic *-iþō. Compare the equally rare doublet -te (from Low German). Cognate with Dutch -te, English -th. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|-ede}} Middle High German -ede, {{inh|de|goh|-ida}} Old High German -ida, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*-iþō}} Proto-Germanic *-iþō, {{m|de|-te}} -te, {{cog|nl|-te}} Dutch -te, {{cog|en|-th}} English -th Head templates: {{head|de|suffix}} -de
  1. (rare, not productive) forms abstract nouns from adjectives Tags: idiomatic, morpheme, rare
    Sense id: en--de-de-suffix-NL6OPqFv Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -de meaning in German (1.4kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "-ede"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German -ede",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "-ida"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German -ida",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-iþō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-iþō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "-te"
      },
      "expansion": "-te",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-te"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch -te",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-th"
      },
      "expansion": "English -th",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German -ede, from Old High German -ida, from Proto-Germanic *-iþō. Compare the equally rare doublet -te (from Low German). Cognate with Dutch -te, English -th.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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      },
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    }
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        {
          "text": "gemein (“common”) + -de → Gemeinde (“community”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "forms abstract nouns from adjectives"
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        "morpheme",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/də/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-de"
}
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        "1": "de",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "-ida"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German -ida",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-iþō"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-te"
      },
      "expansion": "-te",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-te"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch -te",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-th"
      },
      "expansion": "English -th",
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    }
  ],
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        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-de",
      "name": "head"
    }
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German suffixes",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "German terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "gemein (“common”) + -de → Gemeinde (“community”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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    {
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  ],
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}

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