-ise

From Middle English -isen, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein). See also the usage notes.

-ise

1. Alternative form of -ize used in certain words; see the usage notes.

• The suffix -ize has historically been used on words originating from Greek. -ise was used, especially as -vise, -tise, -cise, and -prise, on words that come from various roots (usually via French). In the 19th century, it became common in the United Kingdom (due to French influence) to use -ise also on words that had historically been spelled -ize. -ise is also common in Ireland, India, Australia, and New Zealand. -ize remains, however, the spelling used by the influential Oxford University Press in such cases; it has also always been the spelling used in the United States and Canada.

From Middle English -isen, from Old French -ise, borrowed from Latin -itia.

-ise

1. Suffix used in loanwords from French to form abstract nouns of quality or function.

   merchandise, franchise

• -ies, -sie, EIS, EIs, ESI, ies, sei, sie

From Old French -ise, a suffix probably derived, by resegmentation, from justise (< Latin iūstitia), whose ending was influenced by the closely-related juïse (< Latin iūdĭcium),[1] whose /i/, in turn, may be the result of influence from -īcius (adjective-forming suffix).

-ise f (plural -ises)

1. -ise; forms abstract nouns

   ‎débrouillard + ‎-ise → ‎débrouillardise

   ‎franc + ‎-ise → ‎franchise

   ‎vantard + ‎-ise → ‎vantardise

-ise

1. Alternative form of -yssh

-ise

1. used to form feminine nouns, often denoting a state or quality

   ‎franc + ‎-ise → ‎franchise

   ‎cuinte + ‎-ise → ‎cuintise