"-te" meaning in Middle English

See -te in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ˈteː/, /-teː/
Etymology: From Old French -te, -tet, from Latin -tās, -tātem; compare -ite. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|-te}} Old French -te, {{der|enm|la|-tās|-tās, -tātem}} Latin -tās, -tātem Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -te Forms: -tee [alternative], -tei [alternative], -tey [alternative], -tie [alternative], -ty [alternative], -tye [alternative], -tet [alternative], -teth [alternative], -tethe [alternative], -teþ [alternative], -tith [alternative], -tithe [alternative]
  1. Forms abstract nouns from adjectives. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ite
    Sense id: en--te-enm-suffix-vUo4sxZa Categories (other): Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 9 8 3 15 20 4 2 1 28 3 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 2 16 22 3 1 1 31 2 2 2 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 57 11 11 12 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -te
  1. (following fricatives) Alternative form of -th (abstract nominal suffix) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -th (extra: abstract nominal suffix)
    Sense id: en--te-enm-suffix-MRCAUXfi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -te
  1. (following fricatives) Alternative form of -the (abstract nominal suffix) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -the (extra: abstract nominal suffix)
    Sense id: en--te-enm-suffix-3Bjujv-N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -te
  1. (following fricatives) Alternative form of -the (ordinal suffix) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -the (extra: ordinal suffix)
    Sense id: en--te-enm-suffix-6j6vt0iL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -te
  1. Alternative form of -ty Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -ty
    Sense id: en--te-enm-suffix-kDqbk8V1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Alternative forms

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