"-te" meaning in Dutch

See -te in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -ten [plural], -tes [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂der. Proto-Germanic *-iþō Proto-West Germanic *-iþu Old Dutch -itha Middle Dutch -ede Dutch -te Inherited from Middle Dutch -ede, from Old Dutch -itha, from Proto-West Germanic *-iþu, from Proto-Germanic *-iþō, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂. Middle Dutch -ede was shortened to -de in late Middle Dutch, and the suffix was devoiced to -te according to the 't kofschip rule. This voiceless variety was then taken to be the suffix proper and the voiced variety gradually fell out of use. Etymology templates: {{ety|nl|:inh|dum:-ede|text=++|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂der. Proto-Germanic *-iþō Proto-West Germanic *-iþu Old Dutch -itha Middle Dutch -ede Dutch -te [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-iþō", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-iþu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Dutch", "term" : "-itha", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "odt" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle Dutch", "term" : "-ede", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "dum" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Dutch", "term" : "-te", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "nl" }" data-lang="nl" data-title="-te"> Inherited from Middle Dutch -ede, from Old Dutch -itha, from Proto-West Germanic *-iþu, from Proto-Germanic *-iþō, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂. Head templates: {{head|nl|suffix|plural|-ten|or|-tes|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g=f}} -te f (plural -ten or -tes)
  1. appended to an adjective, making a feminine noun which refers to the size or quality referred to by the adjective, cognate to -th. Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--te-nl-suffix-kGohuHMI Categories (other): Dutch entries with etymology texts, Dutch entries with etymology trees, Dutch entries with etymon, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Dutch entries with etymology texts: 59 41 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with etymology trees: 59 41 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with etymon: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 59 41
  2. appended to the stem of a verb, yields a feminine noun which refers to the object of such a verb. Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--te-nl-suffix-gPsUc2hZ Categories (other): Dutch entries with etymon Disambiguation of Dutch entries with etymon: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|nl|suffix}} -te
  1. See ge- -te. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--te-nl-suffix-adW3lofB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|nl|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -te
  1. (after voiceless consonants) alternative form of -de (forms the singular of the past tense of weak verbs) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -de (extra: forms the singular of the past tense of weak verbs)
    Sense id: en--te-nl-suffix-Hr0JgnC6 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 26 25 2 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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