-red

suffix

A suffix forming nouns of condition or state.

“hatred”

OriginMiddle English -rede ← Old English -rǣden →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. idiomaticA suffix forming nouns of condition or state.

    hatred

    3 more examples

    kindred

    manred

    sibred

Origin

  1. Old English-rǣden
  2. Middle English-rede
  3. English-red

From Middle English -rede, -red, -redde, -reden, from Old English -rǣden (which see). Cognate with German -rat (as in Heirat (“wedding”)).

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APA

-red. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-red

MLA

“-red.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-red. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-red,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-red.

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