change a verb into a noun

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Changing a verb into a noun

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Anonymous Changing a verb into a noun

What is your question? Do you have any verb in mind that you want to change into a noun?

CJ

AlpheccaStars · Answer

verbify

Khoff · Answer

AlpheccaStarsverbify

Wouldn't that be changing a noun into a verb?

CalifJim · Answer

khoffWouldn't that be changing a noun into a verb?

I predict an "oops" moment in the near future.

(It sounded right to me, though!)

CJ

Englishmaven · Answer

There are a few good sites you might consult. Look up derivational suffixes for nouns or derivational morphemes verbs to nouns. Derivational suffixes change the part of speech of a word as opposed to inflectional suffixes.

https://lexsrv3.nlm.nih.gov/LexSysGroup/Projects/lvg/2013/docs/designDoc/UDF/derivations/suffixList.html

From http://pages.uoregon.edu/l150web/weblec1.4.html

NOUN Suffixes
Literal meanings for nouns almost always begin with words such as 'a', 'an', 'the', 'that which', or 'one who'. Different types of noun suffixes have slightly different meanings.

General noun suffixes just tell you 'this is a noun'.
Abstract nouns often refer to abstract concepts or entities that are a result of some action.
Agent nouns refer to the person or entitiy which performs an action.
Locative nouns refer to places.
Medical terms often have suffixes that indicate specific medical conditions.

Noun-Forming Suffixes
Suffix form	Suffix Meanings	Example	Literal meaning
General
-ic	'a thing' 'a substance' 'one that is related to' 'that which pertains to'	topic	'that which pertains to a place'
-ment		segment	'a thing which is cut'
-s		pathos	'the feeling'
-um		album	'a white thing'
-ure		nature	'the properties of something present from birth'
Abstract
-ence / -ance	'an act of' 'a state of' 'the process of' 'the result of'	prominence	'the result of jutting forth'
-ion		action	'the result of acting'
-ive		missive	'the result of sending' (or 'that which was sent')
-sis		genesis	'the process of birth' ('the beginning')
-y		biology	'the act of studying living things' (or 'the study of life forms')
-ism	'the belief' 'the practice'	baptism	'the practice of dipping'
-ity	[name of a quality]	verity	'the quality of being true'
Agent
-ate	'one who' 'that which'	advocate	'one who speaks toward (for) something'
-er / -or		worker	'one who works'
-ent / -ant		servant	'one who serves'
-ist	'one who engages in a belief or practice'	communist	'one who practices communism'
Location
-arium	'a place where'	aquarium	'a place where water is'
-ary / -ory	'a place where'	dormitory	'a place for sleeping'
-ia	'the land' 'the area'	suburbia	'the land below the city' (i.e. 'the area secondary to the city')
Diminuative
-le / -ole / -cle	'little'	muscle	'a little mouse'
Medical
-ia	'a medical condition'	insomnia	'a medical condition of lacking sleep'
-itis	'an inflammation'	bronchitis	'an inflammation of the bronchial tubes'
-oma	'a tumor' 'a growth'	fibroma	'a tumor having fiber (i.e. fibrous tissue)'

From englishclub.com -

suffix	making	example original word	example suffixed word
-ation	nouns	explore hesitate	exploration hesitation
-sion		persuade divide	persuasion division
-er		teach	teacher
-cian		music	musician
-ess		***	goddess
-ness		sad	sadness
-al		arrive	arrival
-ary		diction	dictionary
-ment		treat	treatment
-y		jealous victor	jealousy victory

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