-ase
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ase"
English
Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti
Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
English diastase
English -ase
Derived from ending of diastase; a libfix.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ās′, āz′
- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /-ˌeɪs/, /-ˌeɪz/
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /-ˌæɪs/, /-ˌæɪz/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /-ˌes/, /-ˌez/
- (India) IPA(key): /-ˌeːs/, /-ˌeːz/
- Rhymes: -eɪs, -eɪz
- Hyphenation: -ase
Suffix
-ase (noun-forming suffix, plural -ases)
- Used to form the names of enzymes.
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -ase
Translations
forms the names of enzymes
See also
Anagrams
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [asə]
- Hyphenation: asê
Etymology 1
From Dutch -age, from French -age, from Middle French -age, from Old French -age, from Latin -āticum.
Suffix
asê
- -age: action; result of an action
Alternative forms
- -aj (Standard Malay)
Etymology 2
Suffix
asê
Derived terms
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.zi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.ze/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.zɨ/
- Hyphenation: -a‧se
Suffix
-ase f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ases)
Derived terms
Spanish
Suffix
-ase
- first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of -ar