suffix
Meaning 1
A unit or set (especially of a specified number).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- chiliad, duodecad
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
-ad
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suffix
Meaning 2
toward
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Examples
- tibiad; ulnad
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -άς (-ás) (genitive -άδος (-ádos)): a suffix forming feminine nouns.
Derived from Latin ad (“at”), from Proto-Italic *ad, from Proto-Indo-European *h2éd. Coined by British anatomist John Barclay.