Talk:-prone

RFD discussion: December 2023–February 2024

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Not grammatically a suffix. Equinox ◑ 14:27, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Agreed, delete, prone is a standalone adjective. Category:English terms suffixed with -prone also needs deletion, after its contents have been revised. DonnanZ (talk) 15:55, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

This seems like a seriously unhelpful approach, given that terms like floodprone exist. Theknightwho (talk) 15:59, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Floodprone is a compound of flood + prone, alternatively "prone to flood / floods". DonnanZ (talk) 16:06, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

(e/c) Isn't that still just flood + prone? Compare e.g. google:"floodswollen", "birdcage" or "heatresistant"/"heat-resistant", from which I don't think we should assume suffixes -swollen, -cage, -resistant. - -sche (discuss) 16:08, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

maneater exists but -eater is clearly not a suffix. Equinox ◑ 19:08, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

This one was invented by a non-native speaker a few months ago. DonnanZ (talk) 20:08, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Delete, not a suffix. PUC – 15:05, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

To make the !vote implicit in my comment above explicit: delete. - -sche (discuss) 19:45, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

RFD-deleted. PUC – 20:49, 10 February 2024 (UTC)