"-ienne" meaning in English

See -ienne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -iennes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French -ienne, feminine of -ien (“-ian”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|-ienne}} Borrowed from French -ienne Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} -ienne (noun-forming suffix, plural -iennes)
  1. indicates a female variant of a noun ending in -ian Tags: morpheme

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for -ienne meaning in English (0.9kB)

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