-hood

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Suffix 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English -hād from Proto-Germanic *haidus, via Middle English -hode (compare -head). Cognate with German -heit, Dutch -heid, Swedish -het, Norwegian -het, Danish -hed.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /hʊd/

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-hood

1. A condition or state of being the thing or being in the role denoted by the word it is suffixed to, usually a noun.

   child - childhood

2. A group sharing a specified condition or state.

   brother - brotherhood

   neighbor - neighborhood

[edit] Synonyms

• -head
• -ness

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[edit] Translations