"-et" meaning in French

See -et in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï--et.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: -ette [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French -et, from Old French -et, from Late Latin -ittus (whence Spanish -ito). Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|frm:-et<id:diminutive>|id=diminutive}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-ittus", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-et", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-et", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-et", "lang" : "fr" }" data-id="diminutive" data-lang="fr" data-title="-et" id="French:_diminutive">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-et|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French -et, {{inh+|fr|frm|-et}} Inherited from Middle French -et, {{inh|fr|fro|-et}} Old French -et, {{inh|fr|la-lat|-ittus}} Late Latin -ittus, {{cog|es|-ito}} Spanish -ito Head templates: {{head|fr|suffix|feminine|-ette|g=m}} -et m (feminine -ette)
  1. suffix indicating diminution or affection Tags: masculine, morpheme

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "ast",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "-etu"
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      "lang_code": "ast",
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        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la-lat",
        "3": "-ittus"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-ito"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish -ito",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "suffix",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 19 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        "suffix indicating diminution or affection"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ɛ/"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Lyon"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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      "lang_code": "ast",
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      ],
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    }
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "la-lat",
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-ito"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish -ito",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "-ette",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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        "French masculine suffixes",
        "French suffixes",
        "French terms derived from Late Latin",
        "French terms derived from Middle French",
        "French terms derived from Old French",
        "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "French terms derived from Proto-Italic",
        "French terms inherited from Late Latin",
        "French terms inherited from Middle French",
        "French terms inherited from Old French",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 19 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
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      ],
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      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Lyon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-et"
}

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