-brate

Morpheme

-brate

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix corresponding to -brum, -bra, and -brae nouns

Etymology

suffixal construction from -brum, -bra, -brae + -ate

Evidence

palpebrate, terebrate, vertebrate

Notes

unanalyzable

See Also

-brum, -ate

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