"-e" meaning in Italian

See -e in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /e/
Etymology: Inherited from Latin -it and -et. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|-it|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -it, {{inh+|it|la|-it}} Inherited from Latin -it
  1. used with a stem to form the third-person present of regular -ere verbs and those -ire verbs that don't take "isco" Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--e-it-suffix-G7kxHRm4 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian suffixes with multiple genders Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Italian suffixes with multiple genders: 56 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /e/
Etymology: Inherited from Latin -em. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|-s|-em||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -em, {{inh+|it|la|-s|-em}} Inherited from Latin -em Head templates: {{it-noun|m,f}} -e m or f (noun-forming suffix, plural -i)
  1. used with a stem to form a masculine or feminine singular noun. Tags: -i, feminine, masculine, morpheme, plural Synonyms: -o, -a
    Sense id: en--e-it-suffix-it:deverbal Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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Download raw JSONL data for -e meaning in Italian (3.2kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-e"
  ],
  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-e",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
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  ],
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  "subsection": "suffix",
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