"-esse" meaning in French

See -esse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɛs/ Forms: -esses [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French -ece, from Latin -itia. The modern spelling is due to a phonetic merger with etymology 2; see below. Related to -ise. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-ece|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French -ece, {{inh+|fr|fro|-ece}} Inherited from Old French -ece, {{inh|fr|la|-itia}} Latin -itia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} -esse f (plural -esses)
  1. used to form nouns describing the condition of being something (-ness, -ity, etc.) Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-fr-suffix-fr:quality Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 24 11 3 2 21 19 4 11 4 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 77 16 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ɛs/ Forms: -esses [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French -esse, from Old French -esse, from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-esse|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French -esse, {{inh+|fr|frm|-esse}} Inherited from Middle French -esse, {{inh|fr|fro|-esse}} Old French -esse, {{inh|fr|LL.|-issa}} Late Latin -issa, {{der|fr|grc|-ισσα}} Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} -esse f (plural -esses)
  1. -ess (female equivalent) Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-fr-suffix-fr:female
  2. -ess (wife of) Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-fr-suffix-fr:wife
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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