-esse

French

Etymology 1

From Latin -itiam, the accusative of -itia.

Suffix

-esse

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

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Late Latin -issa.

Suffix

-esse

1. -ess (female form)

Derived terms

Descendants

• Dutch: -es
• English: -ess

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Italian

Suffix

-esse

1. Suffix forming the third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of -ere verbs.

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Middle French

Suffix

-esse

1. -ess (used to form feminine nouns from masculine ones)

Last modified on 13 January 2013, at 13:44