"-esse" meaning in Danish

See -esse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ˈɛsə]
Etymology: French -esse, from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa). Etymology templates: {{der|da|fr|-esse}} French -esse, {{der|da|la|-issa}} Latin -issa, {{der|da|grc|-ισσα}} Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa) Head templates: {{head|da|suffix|head=}} -esse, {{da-suffix}} -esse
  1. -ess (female) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-da-suffix-wp7Mf9oq Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 11 12 15 11 11 10 15 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 12 14 14 12 12 11 0 14 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 16 11 13 13 10 0 11 13
  2. -ness Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-da-suffix-5wQq73wh Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 11 12 15 11 11 10 15 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 12 14 14 12 12 11 0 14 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 16 11 13 13 10 0 11 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -ske, -inde
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        "1": "da",
        "2": "fr",
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      },
      "expansion": "French -esse",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-issa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -issa",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-ισσα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "French -esse, from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "da",
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    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "word": "-inde"
    }
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          "_dis": "12 14 14 12 12 11 0 14 13",
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        [
          "-ness",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛsə]"
    }
  ],
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    "Danish suffixes",
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    "Danish terms derived from Latin",
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    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "grc",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-esse",
      "name": "head"
    },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "da",
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    {
      "word": "-ske"
    },
    {
      "word": "-inde"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        [
          "-ness",
          "-ness"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛsə]"
    }
  ],
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}

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