September 12, 2022

Lesson 54. Suffixation. Noun Formation.

Substantive nouns

-hood

suggests a family role or family-related periods of life

child - childhood
mother - motherhood
brother - brotherhood

-ship

means "a particular job or position; ability or skill; all people in a particular group"

friend - friendship
partner - partnership

-dom

means "state", from Old English dom "statute, judgment"

king - kingdom
bore - boredom
duke - dukedom

Christ -

Duke -

Earl -

Fief -

Martyr -

Chief -

Thral -

Wise -

Fan -

Miscellaneous

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