-ettan
See also: ettan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *-attjan, *-ittjan, *-uttjan, from Proto-Germanic *-atjaną, *-itjaną, *-utjaną (verbal suffix). Related to English -ise.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ettan
- used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives (compare English -ate, -ize), frequently having a causative force.
- verbal suffix denoting frequency or intensification