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-ade

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English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish -ado, from Latin -āta, feminine form of -ātus, suffix used to create adjectives and nouns.

Suffix

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-ade (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -ades)

  1. Used to form nouns denoting action, or a person performing said action.
  2. Indicating a drink made from a given fruit.
    lemonade, limeade, orangeade
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Etymology 2

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Suffix

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-ade (noun-forming suffix, plural -ades)

  1. Used to form collectives; see -ad.
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French

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Etymology

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    From Occitan -ada, from Latin -āta. Doublet of -ée.

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

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    -ade f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ades)

    1. Used to form collectives.
      peuple + ‎-ade → ‎peuplade
    2. Indicating a dish or recipe.
      griller + ‎-ade → ‎grillade
    3. Indicating a drink made from a given fruit.
      orange + ‎-ade → ‎orangeade
    4. Used to form nouns denoting action, or a person performing said action.
      débander + ‎-ade → ‎débandade
      noyer + ‎-ade → ‎noyade

    German

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from French -ade.

      Pronunciation

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      • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

      Suffix

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      -ade f (genitive -ade, plural -aden)

      1. -ade

      Declension

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      Further reading

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      • -ade”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
      • -ade” in Duden online

      Italian

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /a.de/ (stress falls on the preceding syllable)
      • Hyphenation: -a‧de

      Suffix

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      -ade f (noun-forming suffix, plural -adi)

      1. -ad (in the names of units)

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      Old English

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      Suffix

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      -ade

      1. alternative form of -ode