-ange

French

Etymology

From Middle French -ange, from Old French -ange, -enghe, -enge, from Frankish *-ingu, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō. Cognate with Dutch -ing, English -ing, German -ung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ʒ/

Suffix

-ange f

1. (now unproductive) Creates nouns from verbs.

   ‎louer + ‎-ange → ‎louange

   ‎vider + ‎-ange → ‎vidange

Derived terms

• losange
• louange
• mélange
• mésange
• vidange

 

See also

• vendange (not from this)