-ward

ward Ward -wards English Etymology en :inh ang:-weard 1 en ine-pro *wert- From en ang -weard, from en gem-pro *wardaz, earlier gem-pro *warþaz turned toward, in the direction of, facing; compare en -wards, from ang -weardes. Cognate with nl -waarts, nds -warts, de -wärts, non -verðr, is -verðr, sv -vart, got -𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃, la vertere to turn or la versus toward, and sa वर्तते vártate he turns. Also related to en worth to become. Compare en verse. Pronunciation unstressed en /wəd/ RP en /wɚd/ GA stressed, in the word "toward" only en /wɔːd/ RP en /wɔɹd/ GA Suffix adverb-forming suffixes adjective-forming suffixes Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward", "toward", "forward", etc. 4.7 102 And after dinner, with a kindly wink, she bade them accompany the Reverend, who briskly walked hallward. Forming adjectives, as in "a backward look", "the northward road", etc; used even by speakers who usually use -wards for adverbs. 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, since Old English ang sithens, etc., originated as genitive forms used adverbially. The adjectives en toward (initial stress) and en forward have meanings not predictable from the meaning of -ward. May be somewhat productively appended to arbitrary nouns. en awkward Awkward has retained the form but lost much of the sense in its use of this suffix. Derived terms en Translations forming adverbs Arabic: ar ـًا، ـاً, ar لـ Dutch: nl -waarts German: de -wärts Hebrew: he ־ה -a, he ל־ l'- Hungarian: hu felé -felé Navajo: nv -jigo Polish: pl -ie, pl -o Swedish: sv -åt Yiddish: yi אַר־ forming adjectives Dutch: nl -waarts Hungarian: hu -i Polish: pl -y, pl -i Anagrams en adrw draw