-haft

Meaning

1. (morpheme) Used to form adjectives from nouns, describing having the property of, or similar properties to, the noun.
2. (morpheme) Used to form adjectives from verbs, describing frequently or currently performing the action.

Concepts

-ish

-ous

-ly

Synonyms

-ig

-isch

-lich

-ös

Translations

-achtig

-oso

-ig

-oso

-ment

ica

-ικός

-oso

-eux

-osus

-osa

-osum

-osa

ico

-euse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/-haft/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: -haft

Cognate with Old English: hæft

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍃

Cognate with Latin: captus

Cognate with Old Irish: cacht

Cognate with Welsh: caeth

Cognate with Latin: captīvus

In summary

From Middle High German -haft, from Old High German haft, from Proto-West Germanic *haft, from Proto-Germanic *haftaz (“captured, afflicted”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ptós, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize”).
Cognates include Old English hæft (“captive”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍃 (hafts), Latin captus (“captured”), Old Irish cacht (“captive, chain”), Welsh caeth (“slave, captivity, chain”), Latin captīvus (“captive”).