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Meaning of -ség | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
[ʃeːɡ]

Definitions

-dom, -ness, -ity. Added to an adjective, noun or verb to form an abstract noun.

morpheme

Equivalents

Български -ство
Čeština -ství
Dansk -skab
Deutsch -enz -schaft
English -ance -ence -ery -ness -ship -y
Esperanto -aro -eco
Español -ancia -anza -azgo -dad -encia -enza
Suomi -us
Français -ance -ance -ence -erie -esse -eur
Galego -encia
Magyar -alom -as -at -elem -encia -es -et -os -s -ság
Հայերեն -ություն
Italiano -anza -enza -ezza -ità
ქართული -ება -ობა
ខ្មែរ ភាព
Kurdî -êt
Македонски -ство
Bahasa Melayu -ens -ensi
Nederlands -entie -heid -schap
Polski -eria -stwo
Português -agem -ança -ença -ência -idade
Svenska -skap
Türkçe -lik -lık -luk
Tiếng Việt moi

Examples

“beteg (“ill”) + -ség → betegség (“illness”)”
“ember (“human being”) + -ség → emberség (“humanity; kindheartedness”)”
“nevet (“to laugh”) + -ség → nevetség (“ridicule”)”
“egész (“whole”) + -ség → egészség (“health”)”

CEFR level

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

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