-side

suffix — 4 senses

-side

suffix

/saɪd/

Etymology From side.

1

Morpheme Forms adjectives describing position next to or alongside an object.

  • fireside (“next to a fire”), railside (“alongside a railway”)
2

Morpheme Forms adjectives and adverbs describing position in relation to a dividing line or other separation.

  • airside (“in the controlled part of an airport (as opposed to in the public part); to the controlled part of an airport”), planetside (“on a planet (as opposed to in space); to a planet”)
3

Morpheme Forms nouns describing the area alongside or around an object.

  • fireside (“the area next to a fire”), lockside (“the area surrounding a canal lock”)
4

UK, Morpheme Forms proper nouns naming the conurbation around a river.

  • Deeside, Humberside, Merseyside, Tameside, Teesside

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.