~ 1
■ suffix forming nouns:
1》 denoting an action that is completed: blockade.
2》 denoting the body concerned in an action or process: brigade.
3》 denoting the product or result of an action or process: arcade.
Origin
from Fr., via Port., Provençal, and Sp. -ada or via Ital. -ata , from L. -atus (past participial suffix of verbs ending in -are ).
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~ 2
■ suffix forming nouns such as decade .
Origin
var. of -ad 1 , from Fr. ~ , from Gk -as , -ad- .
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~ 3
■ suffix forming nouns:
1》 equivalent in sense to nouns ending in ~ 1 : brocade.
2》 denoting a person: renegade.
Origin
from Sp. or Port. -ado , masculine form of -ada (see ~ 1 ).