-aght

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Meaning

1. Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or nouns roughly corresponding to English -ness, -hood, -ity, or -ure.
2. -ness
3. A suffix added to the end of words to turn them into abstract nouns, similar to how -ness or -hood is used in English.

Examples

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis is a productive suffix used to create nouns from other word types.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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