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Meaning of -d | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2

Definitions

  1. An empty suffix, perhaps derived from the past-tense suffix above, added in some dialects to the present tense forms of some words which then add an additional -ed in the past tense.
    morpheme
  2. Marks ordinals written in digits when the final term of the spelled number is "second" or "third"
    morpheme

Examples

“bone → boned, pirouette → pirouetted, learn → learnd”
“damn → damnd (→ damnded), drown → drownd (→ drownded)”
“2d grade; 23d century”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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