Words with Suffix “--age” in English (US)
Browse English (US) words ending with the suffix “--age”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.
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--age French origin, denoting action, result, or state; morphological function: nominalization.
The word 'counterdisengage' is divided into five syllables: coun-ter-dis-en-gage. It features a prefix 'counter-', a root 'dis-', a root 'engage', and a suffix '-age'. Primary stress is on the third syllable, and secondary stress on the first. Syllabification follows the Maximal Onset Principle and standard English vowel-consonant rules.
The word 'counterespionage' is a noun of French origin, divided into six syllables with primary stress on 'spi' and secondary stress on 'coun'. Syllabification follows the principle of maximizing syllable onsets and respecting morphemic boundaries.