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Old English · suffix

-sæte

Normalised -sǣte

Part of speech: suffix
Declension: strong i-stem
IPA: /ˈsæː.te/
Syllables: ˈsæː · te (2 syllables)
Modern English: residents dwellers peoples places names resident

Meaning

residents, dwellers: forms names of peoples and places

Declension

Declension of -sæte
	Plural
Nominative	-sǣte
Accusative	-sǣte
Genitive	-sǣta
Dative	-sǣtum

All forms (3)

-sǣte
-sǣta
-sǣtum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-sātī, originally meaning "residents" or "dwellers." Cognate with Old High German -sāti. Ultimately related to sittan.

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