-esse

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛs/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: -ece

Inherited from Latin: -itia

Inherited from Middle French: -esse

Inherited from 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.

Concepts

-ness

-ess

Synonyms

-e

-euse

-ité

Translations

ـِيَّة

ـَة

-heit

in

-keit

-nis

-in

-trix

-öse

-ισσα

-ità

-ezza

-heid

-schap

-nis