-wards

wards -ward English Etymology en ine-pro *wert- From en enm -wardes, from en ang -weardes, a variant of ang -weard; equivalent to en -ward -s adverbial adverbial suffix. Cognate with de -wärts, nl -waarts. Pronunciation unstressed en /wədz/ RP en /wɚdz/ GA stressed, in the word "towards" only en /wɔːdz/ RP en /wɔɹdz/ GA Suffix adverb-forming suffixes adjective-forming suffixes Forming adjectives and adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backwards", "towards", etc. The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu (Katisha:) At once I go Mikado-wards! Usage notes The choice between -ward and -wards is individual or dialectal; both are widely used with adverbs, though -ward is heavily favoured for adjectives. Adverbs ending in -wards (Anglo-Saxon ang -weardes) and some other adverbs, such as en besides, en betimes, en since (earlier en sithens), etc., originated as genitive forms used adverbially. Derived terms en Related terms en -ward Translations forming adverbs Dutch: nl -waarts Finnish: fi -päin German: de -wärts Hebrew: he ־ה -a, he ל־ l'- Latvian: lv -up Yiddish: yi אַר־ forming adjectives Dutch: nl -waarts Anagrams en adrsw Sward draws sward