suffix
1.
(in verbs) to make or become :
blacken
sadden
2.
(in adjectives) made of; looking like :
wooden
golden
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English -nian , of Germanic origin.
suffix
1.
(in verbs) to make or become :
blacken
sadden
2.
(in adjectives) made of; looking like :
wooden
golden
••
WORD ORIGIN
Old English -nian , of Germanic origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005