-side
/saɪd/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.50 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
suffix
Forms adjectives describing position next to or alongside an object.
suffix
Forms adjectives and adverbs describing position in relation to a dividing line or other separation.
Example Sentences
- "fireside (“next to a fire”), railside (“alongside a railway”)"
- "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”)"
- "fireside (“the area next to a fire”), lockside (“the area surrounding a canal lock”)"
- "Deeside, Humberside, Merseyside, Tameside, Teesside"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side From side.
Usage
- British usage