"-e" meaning in Latin

See -e in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ˈeː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɛː] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: -ē [canonical], -ius [comparative], -issimē [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *-ēd Old Latin -ēd Latin -e From Old Latin -ēd , from Proto-Italic *-ēd, probably from a combination of Proto-Indo-European suffixes, but morphologically opaque. Compare perhaps Proto-Germanic *-ê and Proto-Slavic *-ě (adverbial suffixes), though these are also of disputed derivation. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:inh|itc-ola:-ēd<ety:inh<itc-pro:*-ēd>>|id=adverb|tree=++}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *-ēd Old Latin -ēd Latin -e [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ēd", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-e", "lang" : "la" }" data-id="adverb" data-lang="la" data-title="-e" id="Latin:_adverb">, {{inh|la|itc-ola|-ēd}} Old Latin -ēd, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*-ēd}} Proto-Italic *-ēd, {{der|la|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{cog|gem-pro|*-ê}} Proto-Germanic *-ê, {{cog|sla-pro|*-ě|pos=adverbial suffixes}} Proto-Slavic *-ě (adverbial suffixes) Head templates: {{la-suffix-adv|-ē}} -ē (comparative -ius, superlative -issimē)
  1. -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -iter, -ō, -ter
    Sense id: en--e-la-suffix-RWEf41qZ Categories (other): Pages with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 6 11 22 8 22 13 8 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 36 31 32 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 47 12 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: [ˈɛ] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɛː] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: A regularly declined form of -us. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|-us<id:second declension>|id=vocative masculine singular}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-os", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-os", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-us", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-e", "lang" : "la" }" data-id="vocative masculine singular" data-lang="la" data-title="-e" id="Latin:_vocative_masculine_singular"> Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form}} -e
  1. vocative masculine singular of -us Tags: form-of, masculine, morpheme, singular, vocative Form of: -us
    Sense id: en--e-la-suffix-byZEZp5G Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 36 31 32 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 47 12 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form|head=-e}} -e
  1. ablative singular of -s Tags: ablative, form-of, morpheme, singular Form of: -s
    Sense id: en--e-la-suffix-ORhNwj23 Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 36 31 32 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 47 12 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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