-kunde

== Basque == === Etymology === From the unattested suffix *-kun (compare -kuntza). === Suffix === -kunde (no longer productive) Forms abstract nouns, usually related to actions of verbs; -tion ‎hazi (“to grow”) + ‎-kunde → ‎hazkunde (“growth”) ‎eratu (“to create”) + ‎-kunde → ‎erakunde (“organization”) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Dutch == === Etymology === From kunde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʏndə/ === Suffix === -kunde f Forms nouns indicating a science, study or branch of knowledge. ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === In nominal compounds with Kunde as second element. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʊndə/, [ˈkʰʊndə] === Suffix === -kunde f (genitive -kunde, plural -kunden) A science or branch of knowledge dealing with the subject referred to by the stem to which the suffix is added. ‎Pflanze (“plant”) + ‎-kunde → ‎Pflanzenkunde (“botany”) (in numerous compounds) -logy ‎Tier (“animal”) + ‎-kunde → ‎Tierkunde (“zoology”) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “-kunde”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)