"-e" meaning in Afrikaans

See -e in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ə/
Etymology: Inherited from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -on, from Proto-West Germanic *-ōn. Etymology templates: {{etymid|af|plural}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|af|nl|-en|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Dutch -en, {{inh+|af|nl|-en}} Inherited from Dutch -en, {{inh|af|dum|-en}} Middle Dutch -en, {{inh|af|odt|-on}} Old Dutch -on, {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*-ōn|id=n-stem}} Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Head templates: {{head|af|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -e
  1. The plural ending of many nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--e-af-suffix-U86BeuN5 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ə/
Etymology: From Dutch -e. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|-e}} Dutch -e Head templates: {{head|af|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -e
  1. The attributive ending of many adjectives. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--e-af-suffix-sq1cZUa1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "expansion": "",
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      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
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      "expansion": "I",
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        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "3": "-en"
      },
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    },
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        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch -en",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "af",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch -on",
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    },
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        "lit": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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        "1": "af",
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      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "af",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
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