-age

See also age, âge, âgé, and äge

English

Etymology

From Old French -age, from Latin -aticum. Cognates include Spanish -aje.

Suffix

-age

1. Forming nouns with the sense of collection or appurtenance.

Synonyms

• (collection): -ery, -ing

See also

• Category:English words suffixed with -age

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Anglo-Norman

Etymology

Latin -āticum.

Suffix

-age

1. forms nouns with the sense of "action or result of Xing" or, more rarely, "action related to X"
2. forms nouns with the sense of "state of being (a) X"

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Dutch

Etymology

From French -age.

Suffix

-age

Creates nouns from verbs (lekken – lekkage) and from other nouns (tuig – tuigage). It denotes

1. action (kijvage, from kijven)
2. collectivity (tuigage)
3. result of an action (stellage)

Derived terms

[+] Dutch words suffixed with -age

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French

Etymology

From the Latin ending -aticum, greatly extended from words like rivage and voyage.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aʒ/

Suffix

-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.

See also

• Category:French words suffixed with -age

Usage notes

• 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. This is especially notable of those descended from actual Latin words in -aticus such as fromage and voyage.

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Japanese

Suffix

-age (hiragana あげ)

1. 揚げ: fried, -fry
2. 上げ: raising something, loading something, or a rise in something

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Middle French

Etymology

Latin -āticum.

Suffix

-age

1. forms nouns with the sense of "action or result of Xing" or, more rarely, "action related to X"
2. forms nouns with the sense of "state of being (a) X"

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Occitan

Suffix

-age

1. (Mistralian) Alternative form of -atge.

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Old French

Etymology

Latin -āticum.

Suffix

-age

1. forms nouns with the sense of "action or result of Xing" or, more rarely, "action related to X"
2. forms nouns with the sense of "state of being (a) X"