-ée
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ee"
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French, from Latin -ātam (accusative of -āta), whence also -ade, which is borrowed from other Romance languages.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ée f (plural -ées)
- forms feminine nouns having the sense of "something contained by" (the root word)
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ é-; in: Jacqueline Picoche, Jean-Claude Rolland, Dictionnaire étymologique du français, Paris 2009, Dictionnaires Le Robert
Norman edit
Alternative forms edit
- -aïe (Guernsey)
Etymology edit
From Old French, from Latin -āta.
Suffix edit
-ée
- (Jersey) Forming feminine nouns having the sense of ‘something contained by’ (the root word).
- maîson (“house”) → maîsonnée (“houseful”)
- dgichon (“bowl”) → dgichonnée (“bowlful”)
See also edit
Phalura edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ée
- Plural suffix (with ai-ending a-declension nouns)
References edit
- Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ée
- Oblique case suffix (with ai-ending a-declension nouns)