-side
English
Etymology
From side.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-side
- Forms adjectives describing position next to or alongside an object.
- 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.
- (chiefly UK) Forms proper nouns naming the conurbation around a river.
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -side