-age

/ɪd͡ʒ//əd͡ʒ/South Asia/eːdʒ//ɑː(d)ʒ/

suffix

Forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection.

“word + -age → wordage”

Similar
-ery-ing
OriginMiddle English -age ← Old French -age ← Latin -āticum →
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Meanings

suffix-age (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -ages)

plural -ages

  1. countableuncountableForming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection.

    word + -age → wordage

    Synonyms: -ery, -ing

  2. countableuncountableForming nouns indicating an action, process, or result.

    slip + -age → slippage

    3 more examples

    block + -age → blockage

    marry + -age → marriage

    shrink + -age → shrinkage

  3. countableuncountableForming nouns of a relationship or state.

    bond + -age → bondage

    3 more examples

    marry + -age → marriage

    parent + -age → parentage

    line + -age → lineage

  4. countableuncountableForming nouns indicating a place.

    orphan + -age → orphanage

    1 more example

    hermit + -age → hermitage

  5. countableuncountableForming nouns indicating a charge, fee, or toll.

    post + -age → postage

    2 more examples

    broker + -age → brokerage

    cork + -age → corkage

  6. countableuncountableForming nouns indicating a rate.

    mile + -age → mileage

    1 more example

    percent + -age → percentage

  7. countableuncountableForming nouns of a unit of measure.

    volt + -age → voltage

    3 more examples

    foot + -age → footage

    tonne + -age → tonnage

    hour + -age → hourage

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixForming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection.

Similar
-ery-ing
Also see
-ery-ing-ory

Origin

  1. Latin-āticum
  2. Old French-age
  3. Middle English-age
  4. English-age

From Middle English -age, from Old French -age, from Latin -āticum. Cognates include French -age, Italian -aggio, Portuguese -agem, Spanish -aje, Occitan -atge, Romanian -aj. Doublet of -atic.

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Translations

Danish -ing
  • -ingaction, process, result
French -age, -age
  • -ageappurtenance or collection
  • -ageaction, process, result
  • -agerelationship or state
German -ung
  • -ungaction, process, result
Hungarian -ás, -és
  • -ás, -ésaction, process, result
Italian -aggio, -aggio
  • -aggioappurtenance or collection
  • -aggioaction, process, result
Portuguese -agem, -agem
  • -agemappurtenance or collection
  • -agemaction, process, result
  • -çãoaction, process, result
  • -mentoaction, process, result
  • -agemrelationship or state
  • -çãorelationship or state
  • -atoplace
  • -ágiocharge, fee, or toll
  • -agemrate
Romanian -aj
  • -ajaction, process, result
Spanish -aje, -aje
  • -ajeappurtenance or collection
  • -ajeaction, process, result
Cite this entry
APA

-age. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-age

MLA

“-age.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-age. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-age,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-age.

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