-ige

See also: ige and IgE

Middle English

Suffix

-ige

Alternative form of -y.

References

“-i, (suf.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
“-i(e, (suf.2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.

Old Irish

Etymology

Suffix

-ige m

Forms nouns from existing nouns, indicating a person who engages in an activity associated with the base noun.
cath (“battle”) → cathaige (“warrior”)

mían (“ore”) → míanaige (“miner”)

Usage notes

After an unpalatalised consonant, the suffix becomes -aige.

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

Irish: -í, -aí

Suffix

-ige

genitive singular feminine of -ach

References

Rudolf Thurneysen (1940) A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 268

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