-t

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Etymology 1

From Middle English -te, -t, from Old English -te, -de, -t, -ed, -od, from Proto-Germanic *-id- and *-idaz.

In some verbs, like lose/lost, the -t-/-t was merely an alteration of earlier -d-/-d during the Middle English period. See -ed.

Suffix

1. Forms the past tense and/or past participle of some verbs (leapt, kept, dreamt, blest, etc.)

Related terms

• -ed

Etymology 2

From Middle English -t (e.

Suffix

1. An excrescent ending appended to words suffixed with -s.

   against, amidst, amongst, betwixt, whilst, twicet

Etymology 3

From Middle English -t, from Old English -t, variant of -þ following spirant/fricative sounds, from Proto-Germanic *-þiz.

Suffix

1. Used to form nouns from verbs of action; equivalent to -th.

   arise + -t → arist

   drive + -t → drift

   see + -t → sight

   thieve + -t → theft

   thrive + -t → thrift

Etymology 4

Suffix from Middle English -ten, from Old English -ettan, from Proto-West Germanic *-attjan, from Proto-Germanic *-atjaną.

Suffix

1. Verbs formed from nouns or adjectives (compare English -ate, -ize), frequently having a causative force, or modified from an existing verb into a frequentative verb (no longer productive)

   yeet, grunt, fidget, haunt (via French), elt (via Old Norse).

Suffix

1. (AAVE, slang) An intensifier added to the end of words ending in , representing a change in pronunciation from /d/ to /t/.

   period + -t → periodt

   good + -t → goodt

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