"-ette" meaning in English

See -ette in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--ette.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Middle English -ette, a borrowing from Old French -ette, from Latin -itta, the feminine form of Latin -ittus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-ette}} Middle English -ette, {{der|en|fro|-ette}} Old French -ette, {{der|en|la|-itta}} Latin -itta, {{der|en|la|-ittus}} Latin -ittus Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=productive suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes|head=|id=}} -ette, {{en-suffix|cat2=productive suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes}} -ette
  1. (diminutive) Used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something. Tags: diminutive, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ette-en-suffix-en:diminutive
  2. Used to form nouns meaning or implying the female equivalent of. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ette-en-suffix-en:female Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 45 24 19
  3. Used to form nouns meaning an imitation or substitute of something. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ette-en-suffix-en:imitation
  4. (Polari) Used to form nouns with a Polari context or an association with gay subculture. Tags: Polari, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ette-en-suffix-en:Polari Categories (other): Polari
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -et, -let
Synonyms: mini- [affix, diminutive], micro- [affix, diminutive], nano- [affix, diminutive], -ee [affix, diminutive], -y [affix, diminutive], -icle [affix, diminutive], -cule [affix, diminutive], -ule [affix, diminutive], -ole [affix, diminutive], -a [affix, feminine], -ess [affix, feminine], -ine [affix, feminine], -ress [affix, feminine], -rix [affix, feminine], she- [affix, feminine]

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