-s-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "s"

English

Etymology

From Middle English -s, -es, from Old English -es (“-'s”, masculine and neuter genitive singular ending), which survives in many old compounds. In more recent coinage, from contraction of the derived clitic -'s in compounds. For more, see -'s.

Interfix

-s-

1. Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds, equivalent to the possessive clitic -'s.

   hogshead, kingsman, yearsworth, womenswear

See also

English terms interfixed with -s-

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Danish

Interfix

-s-

1. Interfix inserted in some compounds.

Usage notes

The usage of fuge-s is phonetically motivated. It is applied on a per-modifier basis, meaning that if the first root generates fuge-s in one compound, it will usually do so in all compounds, even if the second already begins with an s, as in dødsstraf (død + straf) or affaldssæk (affald + sæk).

Derived terms

Danish terms interfixed with -s-

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Dutch

Interfix

-s-

1. Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds.

   doodskist

   ezelsbruggetje

Derived terms

Dutch terms interfixed with -s-

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German

Alternative forms

• -es-

Interfix

-s-

1. Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds.

   Arbeitszimmer

Derived terms

German terms interfixed with -s-

See also

• -es
• -en-

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Navajo

Interfix

-s-

1. a consonant that sometimes appears as a ligature between the elements of a compound word.

   bįįstsoh = bįįh + -s- + tsoh

See also

• -ł-
• -sh-

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Norwegian Bokmål

Interfix

-s-

1. Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter.

Derived terms

Category Norwegian terms interfixed with -s- not found

Norwegian Bokmål terms interfixed with -s-

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Interfix

-s-

1. Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter.

Derived terms

Category Norwegian terms interfixed with -s- not found

Norwegian Nynorsk terms interfixed with -s-

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Swedish

Interfix

-s-

1. Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter.

Derived terms

Swedish terms interfixed with -s-

See also

• -u-
• -o-
• -es
• -e-
• -a

Elfdalian

Interfix

-s-

1. Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter.

Derived terms

Elfdalian terms interfixed with -s-