Standard Lemma guide

-ase

suffix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • ās′
  • āz′
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /-ˌeɪs/
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /-ˌeɪz/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /-ˌæɪs/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /-ˌæɪz/
  • Scotland: /-ˌes/
  • Scotland: /-ˌez/
  • India: /-ˌeːs/
  • India: /-ˌeːz/
  • rhymes with -eɪs
  • rhymes with -eɪz

1

suffix

Meaning 1

Used to form the names of enzymes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh2ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase Derived from ending of diastase; a libfix.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: -а́за (-áza) — forms the names of enzymes
  • Czech: -áza — forms the names of enzymes
  • Finnish: -aasi — forms the names of enzymes
  • Hindi: -एद (-ed) — forms the names of enzymes
  • Hungarian: -áz — forms the names of enzymes
  • Indonesian: -ase — forms the names of enzymes
  • Irish: -áis — forms the names of enzymes
  • Italian: -asi — forms the names of enzymes
  • Polish: -aza — forms the names of enzymes
  • Portuguese: -ase — forms the names of enzymes
  • Spanish: -asa — forms the names of enzymes
  • Swedish: -as — forms the names of enzymes
  • Welsh: -as — forms the names of enzymes