-ess

(Îngilîzî)

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

Berevajî

he-

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ɛs/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: -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).

Hevwate

ess

-ette

Werger

-in

ـَة

Fräulein

Tochter

junge Dame

-trix

-öse

-ισσα

-e

-esse

-euse

-esa

ـِيَّة

-a