-ek
[-ɛk]
suffix
LanguageCornish
Meaning- Adjectival suffix
- Adjectival suffix denoting abundance
- Adjectival suffix denoting prominence; "having big X"
- A suffix added to a noun to turn it into an adjective, often meaning 'full of' or 'having'.
Spern (“thorn bushes”) + -ek → spernek (“thorny”)
Thorn bushes + -ek becomes thorny.
Pronunciation-ɛk
Part of speechsuffix
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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.