"-esse" meaning in Old French

See -esse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Inherited from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fro|la-lat|-issa|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin -issa, {{inh+|fro|la-lat|-issa}} Inherited from Late Latin -issa, {{der|fro|grc|-ισσα}} Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa) Head templates: {{head|fro|suffix}} -esse
  1. -ess (used to form feminine nouns from masculine ones) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--esse-fro-suffix-fro:female Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries
     
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        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "frm",
      "word": "-esse"
    }
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    },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin -issa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Late Latin -issa",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-ισσα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "suffix",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "-ess (used to form feminine nouns from masculine ones)"
      ],
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          "-ess"
        ]
      ],
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        "fro:female"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-esse"
}

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        {
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          "word": "-esse"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "frm",
      "word": "-esse"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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    },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Late Latin -issa",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-ισσα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).",
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      },
      "expansion": "-esse",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
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        "Old French lemmas",
        "Old French suffixes",
        "Old French terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Old French terms derived from Late Latin",
        "Old French terms inherited from Late Latin",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-ess (used to form feminine nouns from masculine ones)"
      ],
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        [
          "-ess",
          "-ess"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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