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Etymology
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Suffix

 * 1)  Added to certain verbs to form an adverb, usually in the sense “on doing something” (for transitive verbs) or “after/once something happens” (for intransitive verbs).

Usage notes

 * Variants:
 *  is added to most back-vowel verbs (though currently few verbs altogether):


 *  is added to the following back-vowel verb whose stem ends in two consonants:
 * In certain phrases, the superessive suffix is replaced by, or , with a similar meaning:.
 * Other verbs might occasionally take this suffix, however, those cases are not included above where the suffix creates a noun used with no suffix or other suffixes. For example,,   → , as  can be used as a noun. Also,   doesn’t need the derivation  +  as  exists as a noun. Some of the examples above allow for both derivations, especially if archaic forms are included.
 * Other verbs might occasionally take this suffix, however, those cases are not included above where the suffix creates a noun used with no suffix or other suffixes. For example,,   → , as  can be used as a noun. Also,   doesn’t need the derivation  +  as  exists as a noun. Some of the examples above allow for both derivations, especially if archaic forms are included.