-grade

-grade

See also: grade, Grade, gradé, građe, grãde, and граде

English

Etymology

From Latin gradus (“step, degree”) and gradior (“walk”).

Suffix

-grade (adjective-forming suffix, not comparable)
-grade (noun-forming suffix, plural -grades)

(zoology) Describes a specified way of walking or locomotion, especially according to the limbs or organs utilized.
Describes a specified direction.
(rare) Describes a variation along a scale or gradient.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -grade (direction)

English terms suffixed with -grade (variation)