-esse

Senso (English)

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

Synonyms

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ɛs/
Etimologia (English)

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.

Aggiungi ai preferiti

francese

Start learning francese with learnfeliz.

Practice speaking and memorizing "-esse" and many other words and sentences in francese.

Go to our francese course page

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes