-ess

(Anglès)

1. (morpheme) Used to form female equivalents.
2. (morpheme) The wife of.

Oposat a

he-

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɛs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: -esse

In summary

From Middle English -esse, borrowed from Old French -esse, from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa). Displaced Old English -en (feminine suffix of nouns).

Sinònims

ess

-ette

Traduccions

-in

ـَة

Fräulein

Tochter

junge Dame

-trix

-öse

-ισσα

-e

-esse

-euse

-esa

ـِيَّة

-a