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Meaning of -ce | Babel Free

Phrase

Definitions

  1. Suffix appended to verb roots to create a neuter verbal noun denoting an action or the result of an action. Used for verbs with a passive participle ending in -t.
  2. Appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment, or to denote an object.
  3. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a young child or a young animal.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca -mə
Беларуская -скі
Català -ció -esc -ia di-
Čeština -cký -ní -ovský -ský
Dansk -agtig -tion
Ελληνικά δεκα- λες και
Esperanto -ado -eca kvazaŭ
Español -esco -iana -iano -xión como si dieci-
فارسی انگار
Galego -ção -ción -çom como se
ગુજરાતી જાણે
עברית ־אי ־ציה עשר
हिन्दी सा
Hrvatski ob- об-
Magyar -ció -i -szerű mintha tizen-
Հայերեն -ություն
Bahasa Indonesia -si belas seakan-akan seolah-olah
Italiano -dici -esco -iana -iano -zione come se dici-
ქართული -ული -ური თითქოს
ខ្មែរ ការ
한국어 -션 같은 열...
Latina -decim -tiō
Lietuvių -cija -lika
Македонски -ски
Bahasa Melayu -sen -si -syen
Nederlands -esk -iant -ing -isch -tie (Romanic) -tien alsof
Polski -awy -cja -naście -ski na drodze
Português -esco -or -ze como se dez- deze- (16, 17, 19)
Slovenščina -cija
Shqip -mbëdhjetë
Svenska -aktig -formig -ing -isk -lik -tion -ton
Tagalog -asyon -siyon -syon labing-
Türkçe -ca -sel -si -siyon -syon -vari kırık

Examples

“dostignuti (“to catch up, to reach”) → dostignut (passive participle) → dostignuće (“(the act of) catching up, reaching”)”

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