"-enne" meaning in French

See -enne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɛn/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick--enne.wav Forms: -ennes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin -āna. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la|-āna|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -āna, {{inh+|fr|la|-āna}} Inherited from Latin -āna Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} -enne f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ennes)
  1. female equivalent of -en (noun) Tags: feminine, form-of, morpheme Form of: -en (extra: noun)
    Sense id: en--enne-fr-suffix-ocNS5XY~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 21 15 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 21 16 35

Suffix

IPA: /ɛn/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick--enne.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Latin -āna. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la|-āna|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -āna, {{inh+|fr|la|-āna}} Inherited from Latin -āna
  1. feminine singular of -en (adjective) Tags: feminine, form-of, morpheme, singular Form of: -en (extra: adjective)
    Sense id: en--enne-fr-suffix-Xn3H-4yc Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 21 15 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 21 16 35
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Download raw JSONL data for -enne meaning in French (4.4kB)

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