"-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
  2. -ness Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-da-suffix-5wQq73wh Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -ske, -inde
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    "Middle French terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Middle French terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Middle French terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle French terms inherited from Late Latin",
    "Middle French terms inherited from Old French",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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