age suffix
Usage notes [edit]. 1  Although the historical suffix has had many applications (e.g. family relationships, lcoations), it is now restricted primarily to the sense of action of Xing, and many terms now have little to no connection with the most common uses. -age. suffix forming nouns. 1. indicating a collection, set, or group: acreage; baggage. 2. indicating a process or action or the result of an action: haulage; passage; breakage. 3. indicating a state, condition, or relationship: bondage; parentage. 4. indicating a house or place: orphanage. ANSWER Some words that end with the suffix ance: abundance. acceptance. accordance. allowance. acquaintance. annoyance. appearance. askance. assistance. avoidance. buoyance … . clearance. conveyance. disturbance. exultance. hindrance. importance. joyance. penance. performance. resistance. severance. -age. 1  Forming nouns with the sense of action or result of Xing or, more rarely, action related to X. 2  Forming nouns with the sense of state of being (a) X. ( 3 rare) Forming collective nouns. 10. the average life expectancy of an individual or the individuals of a class or species: The age of a horse is from 25 to 30 years. -ion. complication, creation. The new word is most often a different word class from the original word. In the table above, the suffix-ful has changed verbs to adjectives, - ment, and-ion have changed verbs to nouns. If you see a word ending in-ment, for example, it is likely to be a noun (e.g. commitment, contentment). Forming nouns. [Old French, based on Latin-aticum, neuter form of the adjectival ending-aticus .]. Some of the oldest examples came into English from French, such as language, voyage, or courage. Many others have been formed subsequently in English on their models. They are a diverse collection. A few examples of a large group are coinage, cottage, damage, marriage, mileage, mortgage, peerage, plumage, postage, village, and voltage. What are some words end with the suffix age? already exists. already exists as an alternate of this question. exists and is an alternate of. You started your record label, Dim Mak, when you were still in your early 20s. Would you consider yourself an entrepreneur? What are some words end with the suffix worthy? What are some words end with the ... 5. advanced years; old age: His eyes were dim with age. 6. a generation or a series of generations: ages yet unborn. 7. the period of history in which an individual lives: the most famous architect of the age. 8. (often cap. ) a particular period of history; a historical epoch: the Periclean Age. Suffixes: spelling. Often, the suffix causes a spelling change to the original word. In the table above, the-e ending of complicate and create disappears when the-ion suffix is added. Other examples of spelling changes include: beaut y, dut y + -ful → beaut i ful, dut i ful (-y changes to i).
Acreage, baggage, haulage, passage, breakage, bondage, parentage, orphanage, coinage, cottage, damage, marriage, mileage, mortgage, peerage, plumage, postage, village, and voltage.