Meaning of -k | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A suffix found in verbs of Middle English, Old English, usually with an intensive or frequentative effect.
   idiomatic, morpheme, rare
2. A suffix found in nouns, usually with a diminutive effect.
   idiomatic, morpheme, rare

Examples

“tale, talk; steal, stalk; mire, mirk; hear, hark; fare, firk; peer, perk; yare, yark; gaw, gawk”

“chine > chink; stale > stalk”

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