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-aje

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Spanish

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Old French -age or Old Occitan -atge. Doublet of -azgo. Cognate with Catalan -atge, French -age, Italian -aggio, Portuguese -agem, Romanian -aj.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈaxe/ [ˈa.xe]
    • Rhymes: -axe
    • Syllabification: -a‧je

    Suffix

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    -aje m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ajes)

    1. forms masculine nouns expressing an action, quantity, location, period of time, etc.
      aprendiz (apprentice) + ‎-aje → ‎aprendizaje (apprenticeship)
      voltio (volt) + ‎-aje → ‎voltaje (voltage)
    2. forms masculine nouns with the sense of collection; -age
      pluma + ‎-aje → ‎plumaje (plumage)
    3. forms nouns
      lengua + ‎-aje → ‎lenguaje

    Derived terms

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