-esse

(Engels)

used to form nouns describing the condition of being something (-ness, -ity, etc.)

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɛs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Old French: -ece

Geërf van Latyn: -itia

Geërf van Middle French: -esse

Geërf van Old French: -esse

In summary

Inherited from Old French -ece, from Latin -itia. The modern spelling is due to a phonetic merger with etymology 2; see below. Related to -ise.

Sinonieme

-e

-euse

-ité

Vertalings

ـِيَّة

ـَة

-heit

in

-keit

-nis

-in

-trix

-öse

-ισσα

-ness

-ess

-ità

-ezza

-heid