-de

Inherited from Dutch -de.

-de

1. -st, -th, -nd; Forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers.

   ‎twee + ‎-de → ‎tweede

   ‎nege + ‎-de → ‎negende

The ordinal numbers 2 to 19, except for 8, are formed with this suffix. The ordinals of 1, 8 and numbers greater than 19 are formed with -ste, except where hundred, thousand, etc., combine with a number between 2 and 19, for example honderd-en-tweede (“hundred and second”), honderd-en-vyfde (“hundred and fifth”), but honderd-en-agtste (“hundred and eighth”).

The suffix can also be written after a number written in digits (2de, 9de).

• -ste

• IPA^(key): /də/

• Audio:

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Compare English -th in fourth and German -te in zweite.

• -ste, -e

-de

1. Forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers.

   ‎twee + ‎-de → ‎tweede

   ‎negen + ‎-de → ‎negende

The ordinal numbers of all numbers from 1 to 19 are formed with this suffix, except eerste and achtste. Ordinals of higher numbers are formed with -ste.

The suffix can also be written after a number written in digits (2de, 9de). The e is sometimes written in superscript, like in French (2^de, 9^de), but this is discouraged by the Dutch Language Union.^[1]

Cognate with English -ed; derives from a Germanic verb form of to do.

• -te (after voiceless consonants)

-de

1. a suffix that forms the singular of the past tense of weak verbs

   ‎spelen + ‎-de → ‎speelde

From Middle Dutch -dī, from a contraction of the þ in Proto-Germanic *-aiþ (second person plural ending) and *jīz (“you (plural)”),^[2] somewhat comparable to Icelandic þér. Sometimes incorrectly seen as a remnant of Middle Dutch du (“you”).

• -te (after voiceless consonants)

-de (Belgium, Brabant, colloquial)

1. Indicates second person in inversion, substituting or supplementing gij: you

   Gade vandaag naar huis?

   Do you go home today?

From Middle High German -ede, from Old High German -ida, from Proto-Germanic *-iþō. Compare the equally rare doublet -te (from Low German). Cognate with Dutch -te, English -th.

• IPA^(key): /də/

-de

1. (rare, not productive) forms abstract nouns from adjectives

   ‎gemein (“common”) + ‎-de → ‎Gemeinde (“community”)

• IPA^(key): [dɛ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -dɛ

-de

1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun indicating the place of the action.

   ‎zene (“music”) + ‎-de → ‎zenede (“school of music”)

• (noun-forming suffix) Variants:

  -da is added to back-vowel words

  -de is added to front-vowel words

  -oda same as -da with a linking vowel

  -öde same as -de with a linking vowel

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	-de	-dék
accusative	-dét	-déket
dative	-dének	-déknek
instrumental	-dével	-dékkel
causal-final	-déért	-dékért
translative	-dévé	-dékké
terminative	-déig	-dékig
essive-formal	-deként	-dékként
essive-modal	-déül	-dékül
inessive	-dében	-dékben
superessive	-dén	-déken
adessive	-dénél	-déknél
illative	-débe	-dékbe
sublative	-dére	-dékre
allative	-déhez	-dékhez
elative	-déből	-dékből
delative	-déről	-dékről
ablative	-détől	-déktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	-déé	-déké
non-attributive possessive - plural	-dééi	-dékéi

Possessive forms of -de
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	-dém	-déim
2nd person sing.	-déd	-déid
3rd person sing.	-déje	-déi
1st person plural	-dénk	-déink
2nd person plural	-détek	-déitek
3rd person plural	-déjük	-déik

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

From Middle Low German -ede, from Old Saxon -itha, from Proto-Germanic *-iþō. Cognate with Dutch -te, English -th.

• IPA^(key): /də/

-de

1. appended to an adjective, it makes a feminine noun referring to the size of the quality referred to by the adjective, cognate to -th.

   ‎hooch + ‎-de → ‎Hööchde

   ‎deep + ‎-de → ‎Deepde

   ‎eng + ‎-de → ‎Engde

   ‎lang (“long”) + ‎-de → ‎Längde (“length”)

2. appended to the stem of a verb, yields a feminine noun which refers to the object of such a verb.

   ‎schamen + ‎-de → ‎Schaamde

   ‎bögen + ‎-de → ‎Böögde

The use of the suffix is widespread in Northern Germany, however, some Low German varieties show a partial or complete suppression of the suffix. Most words listed above can also be found without the suffix, though this varies depending on the person speaking and the word. For example, Süükde is more often found as Süük with no suffix, than the original form with suffix. Hööchde can be found as Hööchd and Leevde as Leevd, with loss of the final -e. Though this process exists, the forms in -de remain largely prominent, with the notable exception of the following words: Süükde → Süük, Stillde → Still, Mengde → Meng, Stärkde → both Stärkde and Stärkd. Some words show only a form in -t, which is basically derived from the -de suffix. Examples of such words are Grött (“size”) and Hitt (“heat”).

• -te
• -t

-de

1. Alternative form of -the (ordinal suffix)

Cognates include Minica Huitoto -de and Nüpode Huitoto -de.

• IPA^(key): [-dɛ]

-de

1. Used to derive verbs from roots.

• Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎^[1], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 103

• IPA^(key): /de/

-de

1. Used to form the first and third person singular preterite indicative of some class I and class III weak verbs

   ‎ċierran (“to turn”) + ‎-de → ‎ċierde (“I/he/she/it turned”)

   ‎habban (“to have”) + ‎-de → ‎hæfde (“I/he/she/it had”)

• -ede
• -te

• -da, -dae, -ide, -ta, -tae

Inherited from Proto-Celtic *-adyos, cognate with Middle Welsh -eid.^[1]

-de

1. Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting quality, kind, origin or material.

   ‎Gréc (“Greek”, noun) + ‎-de → ‎grécdae (“Greek”, adjective)

• Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 347; reprinted 2017

• -te

-de

1. Creates the past tense of weak verbs in the first conjugation.

   ‎att simma (“to swim”) + ‎-de → ‎simmade (“swam”)

   ‎att träffa (“to hit”) + ‎-de → ‎träffade (“hit (past)”)

Colloquially the suffix can be completely dropped and it is understood out of context that it is the past and not nominative sense that is used. In written form to clarify however, it might be good to mark this out with an apostrophe ('). Example of this:

• -te
• -dde
• -t

• e.d., ed

From Ottoman Turkish ـدا (-de, “locative suffix”), from Proto-Turkic *-te (“locative suffix”), front vowel variant of *-ta. Cognate with Karakhanid ـدا (-dē, “locative suffix”), Old Turkic 𐱅𐰀 (t²a /⁠-te⁠/, “locative suffix”).

• IPA^(key): /dɛ/

-de

1. Used to form locative of nouns.

   ‎köy (“village”) + ‎-de → ‎köyde (“in/at village”)

2. Indicates time, at

   beşte ― at five o'clock

   kapanış saatinde ― at closing time

3. when

   Yoğun bakımda kendine geldiğinde ilk sözü "Ne zaman aşı yaptırabilirim" oldu.

   First thing he said when he regained consciousness in the intensive care was "when can I get vaccinated".

4. over

   beşte üç ― three over five

   ‎yüz (“hundred”) + ‎-de → ‎yüzde (“percent”)

• This version is used when the noun's final vowel is a front vowel (Ee, İi, Öö, or Üü).
• In cases where a noun's final vowel is a back vowel (Aa, Iı, Oo, or Uu) and doesn't end with a clear l sound, it takes the form “-da”.

  okul → okulda

• It takes the form of “-te” when the noun’s final consonant is devoiced.

  ofis → ofiste

• An apostrophe is mandatory when forming the locative of a proper noun.

  Türkiye → Türkiye’de

• -deki
• -nde
• -da
• -te

• IPA^(key): [tə]

From Mandarin 的.

-de

1. -'s, of (but with the order switched); attached to nouns to mark the genitive case.

   nga-n-de hua

   our speech (the local name for the Wutunhua language)

   gu da gejhai-de niren-ha gga-la-di mi-li.

   He doesn't like his girlfriend anymore.

   (Quoted in Sandman, p. 94)

   ngu reben-de ren-ha qong-je-lio.

   I met a person from Japan.

   (Quoted in Sandman, p. 120)

2. that, who; attached to nouns, adjectives, verbs, or phrases to mark them as attributive.

   jjekzhen je-ge-li zui xho-de ti

   the best place in this world; the place which is best in this world

   (Quoted in Sandman, p. 146)

3. -ing; attached to verbals to form a noun phrase or nominal expression.

   gu qhi-di-de-ge ngu sawo jedo-gu-lio.

   I know that he went away.

   (literally, “[As for] his going, I know it.”)

   (Quoted in Sandman, p. 142)

4. -er; attached to verbs to form agent nouns.

   lu wanlan-de ― construction worker (literally, “road-maker”)

   xai-de ― writing tool (literally, “writer”)

   en lhazzo-de bbakzzo-de en da rek mezzhawo jhi-ge yek-li.

   [There are] thangka painters and mask painters; there are different kinds of professionals.

   (Quoted in Sandman, p. 140)

5. Attached for emphasis.

   a a da mazang-de.

   Oh, oh, that is very bad!

   (Quoted in Sandman, p. 141)

-de

1. so much that (attached to the main verb)

   gu ni ddo-di-de gu-dera qe-di mi-li.

   S/he thinks about you so much that it is impossible for him/her to eat any of those.

   (Quoted in Sandman, p. 137)

2. Attached to the main verb to indicate that the subsequent verb or adjective is used as an adverb of the main verb.

   gu xai-de xaige xho-li.

   S/he writes very well.

   (Quoted in Sandman, p. 137)

• Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎^[2], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Variant orthographies

ALIV	-de
Brazilian standard	-de
New Tribes	-de

• IPA^(key): [-ɾ̠e]

-de

1. intensifier that attaches to adverbs, used especially in contexts of surprise
2. used in certain contexts to soften speech or make it more polite

This morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix.

-de

1. again, anew

This morpheme is properly a clitic rather than a suffix. It causes lengthening of the preceding vowel of the word it attaches to.

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “⸗de, ⸗:de”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[3], Lyon, pages 162, 222