-age

Morpheme

-age

Type

suffix

Denotation

(1) noun suffix denoting an action, result, or state; (2) collective noun suffix

Etymology

French and Old French -age; Late Latin -aticum

Evidence

baggage, blockage, boarding, brokerage, carriage, cottage, courage, dosage, hermitage, lineage, marriage, mirage, orphanage, parentage, postage, shrinkage, slippage, stage, steerage, voltage, wordage

Homographs

Age, Age