"-esse" meaning in All languages combined

See -esse on Wiktionary

Suffix [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈɛ.sə/
Etymology: From Middle Dutch -esse, borrowed from Old Northern French -esse, from Late Latin -issa (as in abbātissa (“abbess”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|-esse}} Middle Dutch -esse, {{der|nl|fro-nor|-esse}} Old Northern French -esse, {{der|nl|LL.|-issa}} Late Latin -issa Head templates: {{head|nl|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes}} -esse
  1. creates the female form of some persons or occupations, as English -ess Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-nl-suffix-5sUSulha Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 24 13 2 2 21 18 3 13 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 40 7 2 2 23 16 1 7 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 9 1 1 21 17 1 9 2

Suffix [French]

IPA: /ɛs/ Forms: -esses [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French -ece, from Latin -itia. The modern spelling is due to a phonetic merger with etymology 2; see below. Related to -ise. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-ece|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French -ece, {{inh+|fr|fro|-ece}} Inherited from Old French -ece, {{inh|fr|la|-itia}} Latin -itia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} -esse f (plural -esses)
  1. used to form nouns describing the condition of being something (-ness, -ity, etc.) Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-fr-suffix-fr:quality Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 24 13 2 2 21 18 3 13 3 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 78 14 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [French]

IPA: /ɛs/ Forms: -esses [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French -esse, from Old French -esse, from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-esse|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French -esse, {{inh+|fr|frm|-esse}} Inherited from Middle French -esse, {{inh|fr|fro|-esse}} Old French -esse, {{inh|fr|LL.|-issa}} Late Latin -issa, {{der|fr|grc|-ισσα}} Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} -esse f (plural -esses)
  1. -ess (female equivalent) Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-fr-suffix-fr:female
  2. -ess (wife of) Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-fr-suffix-fr:wife
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix [Italian]

IPA: /ˈes.se/
Rhymes: -esse
  1. suffix forming the third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of -ere verbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-it-suffix-RUus4k5a Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 24 13 2 2 21 18 3 13 3

Suffix [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old French -esse from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|-esse}} Old French -esse, {{der|enm|la|-issa}} Latin -issa, {{der|enm|grc|-ισσα}} Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa) Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -esse
  1. Denotes a female form of otherwise male nouns denoting beings or persons. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-enm-suffix-enm:_ess Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 24 13 2 2 21 18 3 13 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Synonyms: -en (english: displaced), -es, -ess, -asse, -as, -eyse, -eys, -eis, -isse, -ysse, -iss, -yss, -ys, -is
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -esse
  1. Alternative form of -yssh Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -yssh
    Sense id: en--esse-enm-suffix-S9WSJVeh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix [Middle French]

Etymology: Inherited from Old French -ece, from Latin -itia. The modern spelling is due to a phonetic merger with etymology 2; see below. Related to -ise. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|frm|fro|-ece|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French -ece, {{inh+|frm|fro|-ece}} Inherited from Old French -ece, {{inh|frm|la|-itia}} Latin -itia Head templates: {{head|frm|suffix}} -esse
  1. used to form nouns describing the condition of being something (-ness, -ity, etc.) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-frm-suffix-frm:quality Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 24 13 2 2 21 18 3 13 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [Middle French]

Etymology: Inherited from Old French -esse, from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|frm|fro|-esse|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French -esse, {{inh+|frm|fro|-esse}} Inherited from Old French -esse, {{inh|frm|LL.|-issa}} Late Latin -issa, {{der|frm|grc|-ισσα}} Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa) Head templates: {{head|frm|suffix}} -esse
  1. -ess (used to form feminine nouns from masculine ones) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-frm-suffix-frm:female
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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