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-ek

[-ɛk]

suffix

LanguageCornish

Meaning
  1. Adjectival suffix
  2. Adjectival suffix denoting abundance
  3. Adjectival suffix denoting prominence; "having big X"
  4. A suffix added to a noun to turn it into an adjective, often meaning 'full of' or 'having'.
Examples

Spern (“thorn bushes”) + -ek → spernek (“thorny”)

Thorn bushes + -ek becomes thorny.

Pronunciation-ɛk

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis is attached to the end of words to describe them.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.