-aje

See also: aje, AJA, AJE, áje, and ajé

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French -age, from Latin -āticum. Doublet of -azgo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaxe/

Suffix

-aje m

  1. Forms masculine nouns expressing an action, quantity, location, period of time, etc.
    ‎aprendiz (“apprentice”) + ‎-aje → ‎aprendizaje (“apprenticeship”)
    ‎voltio (“volt”) + ‎-aje → ‎voltaje (“voltage”)
  2. Forms masculine nouns with the sense of collection, -age
    ‎pluma + ‎-aje → ‎plumaje (“plumage”)

Derived terms
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Further reading
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