word formation- SUFFIXES

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Suffixes    -th - some  -oholic  -dom  -ling  -le

1. Suffix  -th     “-th”, abstract nominal suffix

1. (rare) Forming nouns from verbs of action.

   berth, blowth, drawth,, growth, health, sight, spilth, stealth, theft, weight

2. (rare) Forming nouns from adjectives.

   breadth, dearth, depth, filth, height/heighth, length, 

   roomth, strength, troth, truth, slowth, wealth, width, wrength, youngth 

>> related to  English words ending with the suffix -hood.

2. Suffix -some

Etymology 1

(“-some, same as”)  characterized by some specific condition or quality

• adventuresome   awesome   boresome  bothersome  burdensome   cumbersome   fearsome
• gruesome  handsom    irksome  

   

  quarrelsome  tiresome  troublesome   wearisome

Etymology 3

Forming nouns denoting the condition or state 

apedom, boredom, freedom, heirdom, martyrdom, saintdom, whoredom, wisdom

3. Suffix -dom

Etymology 1

Forming nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiccion.

Christendom, computerdom, dukedom, fandom, kingdom, moviedom, planetdom

 

Etymology 2

Forming nouns denoting the condition or state 

apedom, boredom, freedom, heirdom, martyrdom, saintdom, whoredom, wisdom

4. Suffix  -oholic

Used to make nouns and adjectives describing someone who is addicted to something or feels a compulsion to do something.

1. Derived terms

   • chocoholic

   • -aholic
   • alcoholic
   • -holic

4. Suffix -ling

Etymology 1

A diminutive modifier of nouns having the physical sense of "a younger, smaller or inferior" version

buckling, darling, daughterling,duckling,  fatling, gosling, lordling, princeling

 

Etymology 2

the derived sense indicating possession of or connection with a quality, which may having the sense of "a follower or resident

earthling foundling

nestling sapling

suckling underling

weakling yearling

5. Suffix  -le

Etymology 1

A frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating repetition or continuousness:

buzzle, crackle, dazzle,  drawl, dribble, drizzle, gamble, grapple, handle, mingle, nestle, nuzzle, prattle, 

ramble, rattle, scribble, sizzle, smartle, sniffle, startle,  tickle, topple, waggle, wiggle, wrestle

Etymology 2

A suffix forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to", "tending to", "apt to", "capable of"; compare -ative:

 breakle, brittle, fickle,  little,  nimble, wankle

Etymology 3

A suffix forming agent nouns from verbs:

beadle, beetle, bridle, bundle, cripple, girdle, ladle, shovel, spindle, spittle, steeple, thimble, tool, towel, 

Etymology 4

A suffix forming diminutives from other nouns; compare -ling:

bramble, dimple, kernel, nozzle,