-ad(e) [-ade, -ad]

Morpheme

-ad(e) [-ade, -ad]

Type

suffix

Denotation

unit, set

Etymology

(1) Ancient Greek -ádos, from -ás; (2) French -ade; Latin -ādem; Ancient Greek ás

Evidence

artiad, Asclepiad, chiliad, decad, decade, diad, dodecad, dryad, duad, duodecad, ecad, ennead, hectad, hendecad, heptad, hexad, Iliad, milliad, monad, myriad, nonad, octad, octoad, ogdoad, perissad, polyad, quadrad, quadriad, quindecad, quintad, tessaradecad, tesseradecade, tetrad, triad