"-é" meaning in French

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Suffix

IPA: /e/ Forms: -ée [feminine], -és [masculine, plural], -ées [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, -et, -at, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic *-ātos. Compare the borrowed doublet -at. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-é|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French -é, {{inh+|fr|frm|-é}} Inherited from Middle French -é, {{inh|fr|fro|-é}} Old French -é, {{m|fro|-et}} -et, {{m|fro|-at}} -at, {{inh|fr|la|-ātus}} Latin -ātus, {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*-ātos}} Proto-Italic *-ātos, {{doublet|fr|-at|notext=1}} -at Head templates: {{fr-adj}} -é (feminine -ée, masculine plural -és, feminine plural -ées)
  1. (grammar) past participle root verb suffix of regular -er verbs, an inflected infinitive verb; -ed, -en, -n Tags: form-of, morpheme, participle, past, root, suffix, verb Form of: regular -er verbs (extra: an inflected infinitive verb; -ed, -en, -n) Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en--é-fr-suffix-3FDdfIkF Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 24 35 35 6 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ɛ/
Etymology: Euphonic alteration of -e in presubject position. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|-e}} -e Head templates: {{head|fr|suffix|||||g=|g2=|head=|sort=}} -é, {{fr-suffix}} -é
  1. inflection of -er:
    presubject first-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, morpheme
    Sense id: en--é-fr-suffix-YILt4cA2 Categories (other): French links with redundant target parameters, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 24 35 35 6
  2. inflection of -er:
    presubject first-person singular present subjunctive
    Tags: form-of, morpheme
    Sense id: en--é-fr-suffix-TkFKvYO~ Categories (other): French links with redundant target parameters, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 24 35 35 6
  3. inflection of -er: Tags: form-of, morpheme Form of: -er
    Sense id: en--é-fr-suffix-m1Q5kxKw Categories (other): French links with redundant target parameters
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: (english: post-1990 spelling)
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for -é meaning in French (4.9kB)

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