"-ese" meaning in Italian

See -ese in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈe.ze/, /ˈe.se/ Forms: -esi [plural], -esi [plural]
Rhymes: -eze, (traditional) -ese Etymology: Inherited from Latin -ēnsem (“originating in”), whence also Italian -ense. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|-ēnsis|-ēnsem|t=originating in}} Latin -ēnsem (“originating in”), {{doublet|it|-ense|notext=1}} -ense Head templates: {{it-adj}} -ese (adjective-forming suffix, plural -esi), {{it-noun|mfbysense}} -ese m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -esi)
  1. -ese (both senses); -er Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, morpheme
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Download raw JSONL data for -ese meaning in Italian (2.2kB)

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