"-ense" meaning in Portuguese

See -ense in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈẽ.si/ [Brazil], /ˈẽ.si/ [Brazil], /ˈẽ.se/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈẽ.sɨ/ [Portugal] Forms: -enses [plural], -enses [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin -ēnsis (“originating in”). Compare the inherited doublet -ês. Etymology templates: {{lbor|pt|la|-ēnsis||originating in}} Learned borrowing from Latin -ēnsis (“originating in”), {{doublet|pt|-ês|notext=1}} -ês Head templates: {{pt-adj}} -ense m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -enses), {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} -ense m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -enses)
  1. forms the names of residents or inhabitants of a place Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -ês, -ão, -eiro, -ista, -enho
    Sense id: en--ense-pt-suffix-Zet--Ff1 Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese suffixes with multiple genders Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Portuguese suffixes with multiple genders: 48 52
  2. forms adjectives meaning “of or relating to [the suffixed place]” Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ense-pt-suffix-tKwgo0tW Categories (other): Portuguese masculine and feminine suffixes by sense, Portuguese suffixes with multiple genders Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine suffixes by sense: 44 56 Disambiguation of Portuguese suffixes with multiple genders: 48 52

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈẽ.sɨ/",
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Download raw JSONL data for -ense meaning in Portuguese (2.4kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: adjective-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-ense"
  ],
  "section": "Portuguese",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ense",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
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