"-esse" meaning in Italian

See -esse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈes.se/
Rhymes: -esse
  1. suffix forming the third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of -ere verbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-it-suffix-RUus4k5a Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Middle French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 1 18 21 10 3 1 18 11 3 10 3
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          "-ere",
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    "Middle French terms inherited from Late Latin",
    "Middle French terms inherited from Old French",
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