-ise
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From French -iser, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein). See also the usage notes.
Suffix[edit]
-ise
- Alternative form of -ize used in certain words; see the usage notes.
Usage notes[edit]
- The suffix -ize has historically been used on words originating from Greek. -ise was used, especially as -vise, -tise, -cise, and -prise, on words that come from various roots (usually via French). In the 19th century, it became common in the United Kingdom (due to French influence) to use -ise also on words that had historically been spelled -ize. -ise is also common in Ireland, India, Australia, and New Zealand. -ize remains, however, the spelling used by the influential Oxford University Press in most cases (there are exemptions like advertise, however); it has also always been the spelling used in the United States and Canada.
Translations[edit]
-ize — see -ize
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old French -ise, borrowed from Latin -itia.
Suffix[edit]
-ise
- Suffix used in loanwords from French to form abstract nouns of quality or function.
- merchandise, franchise
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French -ise, from Latin -itia. See also -esse.
Suffix[edit]
-ise
- -ise (suffix used to form nouns)
- débrouillard + -ise → débrouillardise
- franc + -ise → franchise
- vantard + -ise → vantardise
Derived terms[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ise
- Alternative form of -yssh
Old French[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ise
- used to form feminine nouns, often denoting a state or quality
Derived terms[edit]
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- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms inherited from Latin
- French terms derived from Latin
- French lemmas
- French suffixes
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English suffixes
- Old French lemmas
- Old French suffixes