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-hood
\ˌhu̇d, after vȯiceless consonants sometimes ˌu̇d as in ˈprēˌstu̇d one pronunciation of “priesthood”\ noun suffix
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Etymology: Middle English -hod, -hode, from Old English -hād; akin to Old Frisian & Old Saxon -hēd, suffix denoting state or condition, Old High German -heit; all from a prehistoric Germanic word represented by Old English hād person, rank, state, condition, Old High German heit person, rank, state, condition, Old Norse heithr honor, Gothic haidus manner, way; akin to Old English hādor bright, clear, Old High German heitar, Old Norse heithr, and probably to Latin caesius bluish gray, caelum sky, heaven, Sanskrit citra variegated, bright, ketu brightness, light; basic meaning: bright
1. : state : condition : quality : character
< boyhood >
< girlhood >
< hardihood >
< unlikelihood >
2. : an instance of a specified state, condition, quality, or character
< falsehood >
3. : individuals sharing a specified state, condition, quality, or character
< brotherhood > |