-dom

English

suffix
Definitions
  • Forming nouns denoting the condition or state of the suffixed word.
  • Forming nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiction of the suffixed word.
  • Forming nouns — usually nonce words — denoting the set of all examples of the suffixed word.
  • (fandom slang) Forming nouns denoting the fandom of the suffixed word.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English -dom inherited from Old English -dōm (dominion, authority, property, right, power, condition, office, -dom state, quality) derived from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz (-dom).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*-dōmaz

Gloss

-dom

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