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-ade

-ade

See also: ade, Ade, ADE, AdE, and aɖe

English

Suffix

-ade

  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
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixed_with_-ade'>English words suffixed with -ade</a>
Translations

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ade

  1. Used to form collectives; see -ad.

Derived terms

Italian

Suffix

-ade

  1. -ad (in the names of units)

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Italian_words_suffixed_with_-ade'>Italian words suffixed with -ade</a>

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish -ado, from the Latin -ata, (feminine form of -atum used to create adjectives, nouns, and sometimes verbs from words ending in -a)

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