-hood

English

/hʊd/

suffix
Definitions
  • A substantive suffix denoting a condition or state of being.
  • A substantive suffix denoting a group sharing a specified condition or state.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English -hod inherited from Old English -hād (-hood) inherited from Proto-Germanic *haiduz (state, condition, manner, appearance, character, kind, quality, personality, person, rank, way).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*haiduz

Gloss

state, condition, manner, appearance, character, kind, quality, personality, person, rank, way

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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