Ade
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
a suffix found in nouns denoting action or process or a person or persons acting, appearing in loanwords from French and sometimes from Spanish (cannonade; fusillade; renegade), but also attached to native stems: blockade; escapade; masquerade .
a noun suffix indicating a drink made of a particular fruit, normally a citrus: lemonade .
a collective suffix like 1 : decade .
Historical Examples
Keep single, Katerlein, as long as you can: as long as you can hold out, keep single: ‘Ade!”
Vittoria, Complete George Meredith
I feel,” said Mr. Ade promptly, “like a lion in a den of Daniels.
Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. I Various
Mr. Ade’s new series of thirty fables are a valuable record of the war years in American life.
The Best Short Stories of 1920 Various
Mr. Ade’s Artie is a Chicago clerk, and his dialect is of the most delectable.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections William Archer
Ade’s is the more distinctly original, for he not only created the style, but another language.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) Various
In dot house leef an oldt lady all mit herself and Ade sairvans.
Puppets at Large F. Anstey
“He’s here all right, Ade,” replied Mr. Kimball, as he assisted his nephew down.
The White Crystals Howard R. Garis
Horace was a pretty big boy when papa and mamma were married; wasn’t he, Ade?
Mildred at Roselands Martha Finley
Dear Sir: Just a few lines to ask your Ade en getting a job as waiter.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 Various
It is related that the actress, who was probably as excited as Ade, answered, “What’s the difference?”
The Fiction Factory John Milton Edwards
suffix
a sweetened drink made of various fruits: lemonade, limeade
word-forming element denoting an action or product of an action, from Latin -ata (source of French -ade, Spanish -ada, Italian -ata), fem. pp. ending used in forming nouns. A living prefix in French, from which many words have come into English (e.g. lemonade). Latin -atus, pp. suffix of verbs of the 1st conjugation also became -ade in French (Spanish -ado, Italian -ato) and came to be used as a suffix denoting persons or groups participating in an action (e.g. brigade, desperado).
adenine
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