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Meaning of -iad | Babel Free

Phrase masculine CEFR B1
jad

Definitions

  1. shows the action of a verb or its result
    masculine, morpheme
  2. suffix indicating an agent noun: -er, -or
    masculine, morpheme
  3. person who comes from somewhere or is classed by something, -ian, -ist
    masculine, morpheme

Examples

“caru (“to love”) + -iad → cariad (“love”)”
“penodi (“to appoint”) + -iad → penodiad (“appointment”)”
“cyfieithu (“to translate”) + -iad → cyfieithiad (“translation”)”
“dal (“to hold”) + -iad → deiliad (“holder”)”
“lladd (“to kill”) + -iad → lleiddiad (“assassin; killer whale”)”
“Israel (“Israel”) + -iad → Israeliad (“Israeli; Israelite”)”
“Rhufain (“Rome”) + -iad → Rhufeiniad (“Roman”)”
“amldduw (“polytheistic”) + -iad → amldduwiad (“polytheist”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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