-ise

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ise"

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English -isen, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein). See also the usage notes.

Suffix

-ise

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

Usage notes

• Many English verbs end in the suffix /aɪz/. Historically, this has been spelled -ize on words coming from Greek (for example baptize, Hellenize), while -ise has been used, especially in -vise, -tise, -cise, and -prise, on words coming from French or Latin (for example surprise, supervise). In the 19th century, it became common in the United Kingdom (due to French influence), and then also in Ireland, India, Australia, and New Zealand, to use -ise on words that had historically been spelled -ize (hence baptise, Hellenise). However, the influential Oxford University Press and its Oxford English Dictionary continued to use the spelling -ize on Greek words, and -ize has always been the spelling used in the United States and the predominant one in Canada on such words.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ise

Translations

-ize — see -ize

Etymology 2

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

Suffix

-ise

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

   merchandise, franchise

Anagrams

• -ies, -sie, EIS, EIs, ESI, ies, sei, sie

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French -ise, a suffix probably derived, by resegmentation, from justise (< Latin iūstitia), whose ending was influenced by the closely-related juïse (< Latin iūdĭcium), whose /i/, in turn, may be the result of influence from -īcius (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iz/

Suffix

-ise f (plural -ises)

1. -ise; forms abstract nouns

   ‎débrouillard + ‎-ise → ‎débrouillardise

   ‎franc + ‎-ise → ‎franchise

   ‎vantard + ‎-ise → ‎vantardise

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -ise

Middle English

Suffix

-ise

1. Alternative form of -yssh

Old French

Suffix

-ise

1. used to form feminine nouns, often denoting a state or quality

   ‎franc + ‎-ise → ‎franchise

   ‎cuinte + ‎-ise → ‎cuintise

Derived terms

Old French terms suffixed with -ise