Old English · suffix
-cræft
- Part of speech
- suffix, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /kræft/
- Syllables
- kræft (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- -craftdenotingscienceicsology-ics-ologyart
Meaning
-
denoting an art or science: -ology, -ics, -craft
bōc (“book”) + -cræft → bōccræft (“literature”)
-
denoting strength or skill
hand (“hand”) + -cræft → handcræft (“dexterity”)
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
Identical to the noun cræft (“art, skill, strength”).
Descendants
-craft
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