-ess

(Inglês)

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

Oposto de
he-
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ɛs/
Etimologia (Inglês)

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).

ـَة

junge Dame

-trix

-öse

-ισσα

ـِيَّة

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