-ace

Morpheme

-ace

Type

suffix

Denotation

noun suffix denoting a state, condition, or action

Etymology

(1) Middle English -ace; Old French -ace; Medieval Latin -ātia; Latin -ātiō, from ātus + -iō; (2) Spanish -ación; Latin -ātiōnis, from -ātiō, from ātus + -iō

Evidence

poblacion, postface, postfaces, preface, prefaced, prefaceless, prefacer, prefaces, prefacing, prefacist

See Also

-at(e) [-ate, -at], -ion

Homographs

-ace, Ac(e) [Ace, Ac], Ace, -ace, Ace, Ace, Ace

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