"-pe" meaning in Latin

See -pe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: [pɛ] [Classical-Latin], [pe] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *-pe, from Proto-Indo-European *pe. Cognate with Luwian -pa, Luwian ppa-, and Lithuanian kai̇̃p (“how”). Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*-pe}} Proto-Italic *-pe, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*pe}} Proto-Indo-European *pe, {{cog|xlu|-pa}} Luwian -pa, {{cog|xlu|ppa-}} Luwian ppa-, {{cog|lt|kaĩp|t=how}} Lithuanian kai̇̃p (“how”) Head templates: {{head|la|particle}} -pe
  1. used in the formation of certain words as an intensive particle Derived forms: nempe, quippe, quispiam, uspiam
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    },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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          "source": "w"
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pe]",
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "Old Tupi lemmas",
    "Old Tupi particles",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "nempe"
    },
    {
      "word": "quippe"
    },
    {
      "word": "quispiam"
    },
    {
      "word": "uspiam"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xlu",
        "2": "ppa-"
      },
      "expansion": "Luwian ppa-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "kaĩp",
        "t": "how"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian kai̇̃p (“how”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *-pe, from Proto-Indo-European *pe. Cognate with Luwian -pa, Luwian ppa-, and Lithuanian kai̇̃p (“how”).",
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        "2": "particle"
      },
      "expansion": "-pe",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "particle",
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        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin particles",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
        "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Luwian terms in nonstandard scripts",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "used in the formation of certain words as an intensive particle"
      ]
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  ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-pe"
}

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