-age
suffix/ɪd͡ʒ/ · /əd͡ʒ/
Etymology From Middle English -age, from Old French -age, from Latin -āticum. Cognates include French -age, Italian -aggio, Portuguese -agem, Spanish -aje, Occitan -atge, Romanian -aj. Doublet of -atic.
7 senses
- 1Forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection.
- 2Forming nouns indicating an action, process, or result.
- 3Forming nouns of a relationship or state.
- 4Forming nouns indicating a place.
- 5Forming nouns indicating a charge, fee, or toll.
- 6Forming nouns indicating a rate.
- 7Forming nouns of a unit of measure.
1
Morpheme Forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection.
- word + -age → wordage
2
Morpheme Forming nouns indicating an action, process, or result.
- block + -age → blockage
- marry + -age → marriage
2 more examples
- slip + -age → slippage
- shrink + -age → shrinkage
3
Morpheme Forming nouns of a relationship or state.
- bond + -age → bondage
- marry + -age → marriage
2 more examples
- parent + -age → parentage
- line + -age → lineage
4
Morpheme Forming nouns indicating a place.
- orphan + -age → orphanage
- hermit + -age → hermitage
5
Morpheme Forming nouns indicating a charge, fee, or toll.
- post + -age → postage
- broker + -age → brokerage
1 more example
- cork + -age → corkage
6
Morpheme Forming nouns indicating a rate.
- percent + -age → percentage
- mile + -age → mileage
7
Morpheme Forming nouns of a unit of measure.
- volt + -age → voltage
- foot + -age → footage
2 more examples
- tonne + -age → tonnage
- hour + -age → hourage