-ime

suffix

Suffix denoting ordinal number.

OriginFrench -ime ← Latin -ima →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Suffix denoting ordinal number.

Origin

  1. Latin-ima
  2. French-ime
  3. English-ime

From French -ime, from decime, ultimately from Latin -ima.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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