-side

See also: side, Side, siđe, sìde, síde, sídé, and sīdé

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.

Proto-Germanic *sīdaz

Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ

Old English sīde

Middle English side

English side

English -side

From side.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saɪd/
Rhymes: -aɪd
Homophones: side, sighed

Suffix

-side

Forms adjectives describing position next to or alongside an object.
fireside (“next to a fire”), railside (“alongside a railway”)
Forms adjectives and adverbs describing position in relation to a dividing line or other separation.
airside (“in the controlled part of an airport (as opposed to in the public part); to the controlled part of an airport”), planetside (“on a planet (as opposed to in space); to a planet”)
Forms nouns describing the area alongside or around an object.
fireside (“the area next to a fire”), lockside (“the area surrounding a canal lock”)
(chiefly UK) Forms proper nouns naming the conurbation around a river.
Deeside, Humberside, Merseyside, Tameside, Teesside

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -side

Anagrams

Edis, Desi, eids, deis, ESDI, DESI, Ides, IEDs, SEID, EIDs, sied, IDEs, ides, Eids, Dies, Dise, dies, desi

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