-ade is a

suffix In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...

used for a fruit– (often citrus) flavored beverage. These drinks may be

carbonated Carbonation is the chemical reaction of carbon dioxide to give carbonates, bicarbonates, and carbonic acid. In chemistry, the term is sometimes used in place of carboxylation, which refers to the formation of carboxylic acids. In inorganic ch ...

or non-carbonated. Widespread examples include

lemonade Lemonade is a sweetened lemon-flavored beverage. There are varieties of lemonade found throughout the world. In North America and South Asia, cloudy still lemonade is the most common variety. There it is traditionally a homemade drink using le ...

cherryade Cherryade () is a carbonated soft drink made from cherry juice. It has also been produced as a non-carbonated beverage. It was first produced in the 19th century, along with other beverages such as limeade and ginger beer, which had come about d ...

limeade Limeade is a lime-flavored drink sweetened with sugar. A typical method of preparation is to juice limes, and combine the juice with simple syrup or honey syrup, along with some additional water and perhaps more sugar or honey. Vodka or white te ...

, and

orangeade The term orange drink refers to a sweet, sugary, sometimes carbonation, carbonated, orange-flavored drink. Typically such beverages contain little or no orange juice and are mainly composed of water, sugar or sweeteners, flavor, coloring, and a ...

. It is often mixed with water. The suffix has also been used in brand names, including

Kool-Aid Kool-Aid is an American brand of flavored drink mix owned by Kraft Heinz based in Chicago, Illinois. The powder form was created by Edwin Perkins in 1927 based upon a liquid concentrate called Fruit Smack. History Kool-Aid was invented by ...

and

Flavor Aid Flavor Aid is a non-carbonated soft drink beverage made by The Jel Sert Company in West Chicago, Illinois. It was introduced in 1929. It is sold throughout the United States as an unsweetened, powdered concentrate drink mix, similar to Kool-Ai ...

. It is also a popular naming convention with

sports drink Sports drinks, also known as electrolyte drinks, are functional beverages whose stated purpose is to help Sportsperson, athletes replace water, electrolytes, and energy before, during and especially after training or competition. There are many ...

s, starting with

Lucozade Lucozade is a British brand of soft drink manufactured and marketed by the Japanese company Suntory. Created as "Glucozade" in the UK in 1927 by a Newcastle pharmacist, William Walker Hunter (trading as W. Owen & Son), it was acquired by the B ...

, first manufactured in 1927 under the name ''Glucozade,'' and it was renamed Lucozade in 1929. Other examples include

Powerade Powerade is a sports drink created, manufactured and marketed by The Coca-Cola Company. Its primary competitor is Gatorade, owned by PepsiCo. History In 1988, Powerade became the official sports drink of the Olympics, alongside Aquarius, anot ...

Accelerade Accelerade is a non-carbonated sports drink Sports drinks, also known as electrolyte drinks, are functional beverages whose stated purpose is to help athletes replace water, electrolytes, and energy before, during and especially after traini ...

Staminade Staminade is the first sports drink to be commercially manufactured and marketed in Australia, available in Australian retail outlets since the 1970s. Staminade is owned by an Australian company, Steric Trading Pty Ltd and manufactured in Vill ...

Sporade Sporade is a Peruvian brand of sports drink owned by Ajegroup. Launched in 2004, it has successfully wrestled market share from Gatorade thanks to its lower price. La República''Rehidratante nacional destrona a gigante internacional de bebidas' ...

, and

Gatorade Gatorade is an American brand of sports-themed beverage and food products, built around its signature line of sports drinks. Gatorade is currently manufactured by PepsiCo and is distributed in over 80 countries. The beverage was first develop ...

. The suffix is more formally used to denote an action, or a product of an action, for example with the word "

blockade A blockade is the act of actively preventing a country or region from receiving or sending out food, supplies, weapons, or communications, and sometimes people, by military force. A blockade differs from an embargo or sanction, which are le ...

" meaning a physical barrier that was created with the intention of blocking.

Etymology

The suffix ''-ade'' originates from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

''-ata'', which is a past participle used for forming nouns. It was introduced to English in the word ''lemonade'', a loanword from French. It also derives from

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

name ''limonata'' and Wigan "ayde".

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English suffixes

Etymology

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