"-è" meaning in French

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Suffix

IPA: /ɛ/ Forms: [alternative]
Etymology: Euphonic alteration of -e in presubject position.
  1. inflection of -er: Tags: form-of, morpheme Form of: -er, -er
    Sense id: en--è-fr-suffix-5VzCaKBs Categories (other): French links with redundant target parameters
  2. inflection of -er:
    presubject first-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, morpheme Form of: -er
    Sense id: en--è-fr-suffix-YILt4cA2 Categories (other): French links with redundant target parameters, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 3 4 1 22 22 21 19 10 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 3 4 1 22 22 21 19 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 4 0 23 23 20 19 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 0 24 24 20 19 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 4 1 21 21 21 19 10 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 52 46
  3. inflection of -er:
    presubject first-person singular present subjunctive
    Tags: form-of, morpheme Form of: -er
    Sense id: en--è-fr-suffix-TkFKvYO~ Categories (other): French links with redundant target parameters, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 3 4 1 22 22 21 19 10 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 3 4 1 22 22 21 19 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 4 0 23 23 20 19 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 0 24 24 20 19 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 4 1 21 21 21 19 10 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 52 46
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  "etymology_text": "Euphonic alteration of -e in presubject position.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-é",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "pensè-je IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /pɑ̃.sɛʒ/"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-er"
        },
        {
          "word": "-er"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of -er"
      ],
      "id": "en--è-fr-suffix-5VzCaKBs",
      "links": [
        [
          "-er",
          "-er#French"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "inflection of -er:"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 4 1 22 22 21 19 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 4 1 22 22 21 19 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 4 0 23 23 20 19 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 0 24 24 20 19 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 4 1 21 21 21 19 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 52 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-er"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of -er:",
        "presubject first-person singular present indicative"
      ],
      "id": "en--è-fr-suffix-YILt4cA2",
      "links": [
        [
          "-er",
          "-er#French"
        ],
        [
          "presubject",
          "presubject"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 4 1 22 22 21 19 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 4 1 22 22 21 19 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 4 0 23 23 20 19 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 0 24 24 20 19 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 4 1 21 21 21 19 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 52 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-er"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of -er:",
        "presubject first-person singular present subjunctive"
      ],
      "id": "en--è-fr-suffix-TkFKvYO~",
      "links": [
        [
          "-er",
          "-er#French"
        ],
        [
          "presubject",
          "presubject"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-è"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "French 1-syllable words",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French non-lemma forms",
    "French suffix forms",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymon"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Euphonic alteration of -e in presubject position.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-é",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French 2-syllable words",
        "French links with redundant target parameters",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "pensè-je IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /pɑ̃.sɛʒ/"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-er"
        },
        {
          "word": "-er"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of -er"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-er",
          "-er#French"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "inflection of -er:"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French 2-syllable words",
        "French links with redundant target parameters",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-er"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of -er:",
        "presubject first-person singular present indicative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-er",
          "-er#French"
        ],
        [
          "presubject",
          "presubject"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French 2-syllable words",
        "French links with redundant target parameters",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-er"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of -er:",
        "presubject first-person singular present subjunctive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-er",
          "-er#French"
        ],
        [
          "presubject",
          "presubject"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-è"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -è meaning in French (1.6kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-è"
  ],
  "section": "French",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-è",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "page/1498/20230118",
  "msg": "''inflection of -er:'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
  "path": [
    "-è"
  ],
  "section": "French",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-è",
  "trace": ""
}

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