-ettan
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See also: ettan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *-attjan, *-ittjan, *-uttjan, from Proto-Germanic *-atjaną, *-itjaną, *-utjaną (verbal suffix). Related to English -ise.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ettan
- used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives (compare English -ate, -ize), frequently having a causative force.
- verbal suffix denoting frequency or intensification