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-ise¹

  • /-ɑjz/ British, Southern, Standard

Where it comes from

From Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Late Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō), from Proto-Indo-European *-idyé- (verbal suffix). Cognate with Old English -ettan (verbal suffix).

suffix -ises · -ising · -ised

  1. alternative, morpheme Alternative form of -ize used in certain words; see the usage notes.

-ise²

Where it comes from

From Middle English -ise, from Old French -ise, from Latin -itia.

suffix -ises

  1. morpheme Suffix used in loanwords from French to form abstract nouns of quality or function. merchandise, franchise

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"-ise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-ise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

-ise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-ise

Chicago

"-ise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-ise.

BibTeX
@misc{ise_2026,
  title = {-ise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-ise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}