-e

See also: -ę and Appendix:Variations of "e"

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of electronic.

Suffix

-e

1. (marketing) Indicates an electronic, computerized ("smart"), or Internet-enabled variant of a model.

Coordinate terms

• (electronic): -i (“internet”), e-

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of electric.

Suffix

-e

1. (marketing) Indicates an electrified or all-electric variant of a model.
   1. (marketing) Indicates a battery-powered or onboard electric power source variant.
   • 2020, 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E‎^[1], Car and Driver:

     With two available battery sizes and either rear- or all-wheel drive, Ford says the Mach-E can provide up to 300 miles of driving range.

   • 2019, Opel Corsa-e‎^[2], EV Compare:

     The Opel Corsa-e is an all-electric version of the sixth-generation Corsa.

   • 2017, Graeme Fletcher, SUV Review: 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e‎^[3], Driving:

     That’s the aim of the Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e plug-in hybrid.

   • 2013, Kirby Garlitos, 2014 FIAT 500E‎^[4], TopSpeed:

     So, is the Fiat 500e an alternative worth considering among the 500 series, or is it too early to adopt an electric and expensive shoe? Find out in our review of the Fiat 500e.

Coordinate terms

• (electric): e-

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Czech

Etymology 1

Suffix

-e

1. Used to form adverbs from adjectives.

   ‎jednoduchý (“simple”) + ‎-e → ‎jednoduše (“simply”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *-ę.

Suffix

-e n

1. (rare) Used to form nouns, usually terms for young animals.

Etymology 3

Suffix

-e

1. desinence used to form dative singular and locative singular of some feminine nouns

   ‎sestra (“sister”) + ‎-e → ‎sestře

2. desinence used to form genitive singular, nominative plural, accusative plural and vocative plural of some feminine nouns

   ‎kostrč (“tailbone”) + ‎-e → ‎kostrče

3. desinence used to form vocative singular of some masculine animate nouns

   ‎pan (“Mr, Sir”) + ‎-e → ‎pane

4. desinence used to form genitive singular, accusative singular and accusative plural of some masculine animate nouns

   ‎muž (“man”) + ‎-e → ‎muže

5. desinence used to form vocative singular and locative singular of some masculine inanimate nouns

   ‎les (“forest”) + ‎-e → ‎lese

6. desinence used to form genitive singular, nominative plural, accusative plural and vocative plural of some masculine inanimate nouns

   ‎stroj (“machine”) + ‎-e → ‎stroje

See also

• -ě
• -ně
• -y

Further reading

• -e/-ě in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

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Danish

Suffix

-e

1. Marks the infinitive of many or most verbs, and is usually appended to borrowed verbs.
2. Marks the singular/definite of adjectives.
3. Marks the plural of some nouns.

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Dutch

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə/

Suffix

-e

1. suffix indicating the female form of occupations or inhabitants of countries

Derived terms

► Dutch words suffixed with -e

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də/, /stə/ (like the ordinal written in full)

Suffix

-e

1. Placed after a number written in digits, to form its corresponding ordinal number.

   2e = tweede

   8e = achtste

   Synonyms: -de, -ste

Usage notes

The e is sometimes written in superscript, like in French (2^e, 8^e), but this is discouraged by the Dutch Language Union.

Etymology 3

From various suffixes of the Middle Dutch [Term?] adjective inflection.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə/

Suffix

-e

1. Used to create the inflected form of an adjective, which is used after a definite determiner, or before masculine and feminine nouns in general.

Etymology 4

From Middle Dutch -e, from Old Dutch -i, from Proto-Germanic *-į̄.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə/

Suffix

-e f

1. (archaic, rare) Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; the nouns express the quality of the adjective.

   ‎koud (“cold”) + ‎-e → ‎koude (“the cold”)

   Synonyms: -te, -heid

Etymology 5

From Middle Dutch -e, the ending of the first and third person singular subjunctive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə/

Suffix

-e

1. (archaic) Used to form the singular subjunctive of a verb.

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Esperanto

Etymology

From the Latin and Italian adverbial suffix -e (as in bene "well"), perhaps reinforced by the Russian adverbial -e found after a palatalized consonant.

Suffix

-e

1. -ly; used to form adverbs

   ‎bona (“good”) + ‎-e → ‎bone (“well”)

   ‎unu (“one”) + ‎-e → ‎unue (“firstly”)

2. the ending for correlatives of place

Derived terms

correlatives

• ĉie (“everywhere”)
• ie (“somewhere”)
• kie (“where”)
• nenie (“nowhere”)
• tie (“there”)

 

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Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *-ek and Proto-Finnic *-eh. Cognate to Finnish -e.

Suffix

-e (genitive -e, partitive -et)

1. Derives nouns from verbs.

   ‎katma (“to cover”) + ‎-e → ‎kate (“cover”)

   ‎astuma (“to step”) + ‎-e → ‎aste (“a step”)

   ‎võtma (“to take”) + ‎-e → ‎võte (“trick, mode, way”)

   ‎mõtlema (“to think”) + ‎-e → ‎mõte (“thought”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-e (genitive -me, partitive -et)

1. Derives nouns from verbs.

   ‎liikuma (“to move”) + ‎-e → ‎liige (“member”)

   ‎astuma (“to step”) + ‎-e → ‎aste (“step, grade”)

   ‎kastma (“to dip”) + ‎-e → ‎kaste (“sauce”)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-e (genitive -eda, partitive -edat)

1. Derives adjectives.

   ‎lamama (“to lay down”) + ‎-e → ‎lame (“flat”)

   ‎krõbisema (“to crunch”) + ‎-e → ‎krõbe (“crunchy”)

   ‎tobu (“fool”) + ‎-e → ‎tobe (“silly, dumb”)

Declension

Inflection of -e (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	-e	-edad
accusative	-eda	-edad
genitive	-eda	-edate
partitive	-edat	-edaid
illative	-edasse	-edatesse -edaisse
inessive	-edas	-edates -edais
elative	-edast	-edatest -edaist
allative	-edale	-edatele -edaile
adessive	-edal	-edatel -edail
ablative	-edalt	-edatelt -edailt
translative	-edaks	-edateks -edaiks
terminative	-edani	-edateni
essive	-edana	-edatena
abessive	-edata	-edateta
comitative	-edaga	-edatega

Derived terms

► Estonian words suffixed with -e

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Finnish

Etymology

A conflation of two suffixes:

• Proto-Finnic *-ek, from Proto-Uralic *-ek
• Proto-Finnic *-eh, from Pre-Proto-Finnic *-(e)š; cognate with Proto-Samic *-ës

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˣ/, [e̞(ʔ)]

Suffix

-e

1. Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives.

   ‎ottaa (“to take (hold of)”) + ‎-e → ‎ote (“grip”)

   ‎paha (“bad, evil”) + ‎-e → ‎pahe (“vice”)

   ‎ääntää (“to pronounce, enunciate”) + ‎-e → ‎äänne (“sound (in phonetics)”)

Declension

Inflection of -e (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		-e	-eet
genitive		-een	-eiden -eitten
partitive		-etta	-eita
illative		-eeseen	-eisiin -eihin
		singular	plural
nominative		-e	-eet
accusative	nom.	-e	-eet
	gen.	-een
genitive		-een	-eiden -eitten
partitive		-etta	-eita
inessive		-eessa	-eissa
elative		-eesta	-eista
illative		-eeseen	-eisiin -eihin
adessive		-eella	-eilla
ablative		-eelta	-eilta
allative		-eelle	-eille
essive		-eena	-eina
translative		-eeksi	-eiksi
instructive		—	-ein
abessive		-eetta	-eitta
comitative		—	-eineen

Possessive forms of -e (type hame)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	-eeni	-eemme
2nd person	-eesi	-eenne
3rd person	-eensa

Inflection of -e (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		-e	-eet
genitive		-een	-eiden -eitten
partitive		-että	-eitä
illative		-eeseen	-eisiin -eihin
		singular	plural
nominative		-e	-eet
accusative	nom.	-e	-eet
	gen.	-een
genitive		-een	-eiden -eitten
partitive		-että	-eitä
inessive		-eessä	-eissä
elative		-eestä	-eistä
illative		-eeseen	-eisiin -eihin
adessive		-eellä	-eillä
ablative		-eeltä	-eiltä
allative		-eelle	-eille
essive		-eenä	-einä
translative		-eeksi	-eiksi
instructive		—	-ein
abessive		-eettä	-eittä
comitative		—	-eineen

Possessive forms of -e (type hame)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	-eeni	-eemme
2nd person	-eesi	-eenne
3rd person	-eensä

Derived terms

► Finnish words suffixed with -e

See also

• -ke
• -ine
• -nne
• -re

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French

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Silent; causes previous silent consonant to become pronounced

Suffix

-e f

1. Used to form the feminine of adjectives.

   ‎fort + ‎-e → ‎forte

Etymology 2

Suffix

-^e

1. Abbreviation of -ième when an ordinal number is written with Arabic numerals.

   deuxième → 2^e

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ə]

Etymology 1

From Middle High German -e, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-Germanic *-į̄.

Suffix

-e

1. (now chiefly unproductive) used to form nouns from adjectives, sometimes with umlaut of the root vowel; the nouns express the quality of the adjective

   ‎stark (“strong”) + ‎-e → ‎Stärke (“strength”)

Etymology 2

From Middle High German -e, a merger of various Old High German vocalic endings.

Suffix

-e

1. used to form the plural of some nouns; in masculines and feminines, but not in neuters, usually triggering umlaut of the root vowel

   ‎Baum (“tree”) + ‎-e → ‎Bäume (“trees”)

   ‎Nacht (“night”) + ‎-e → ‎Nächte (“nights”)

   ‎Wort (“word”) + ‎-e → ‎Worte (“words”)

2. (chiefly dated) used to form the dative of strong masculine and neuter nouns ending in a stressed syllable

   das Haus (“house”) → dem Hause (usually: dem Haus)

3. used to form various declined adjective forms, notably the nominative/accusative feminine singular

   schön → die schöne Frau

4. used to form the 1st person singular present indicative (and subjunctive) of a verb

   gehen (geh- + -en) → ich gehe (colloquial or poetic: ich geh)

5. used to form the 3rd person singular present subjunctive of a verb

   gehen → er gehe

6. used to form the 1st and 3rd person singular past subjunctive of a verb

   ging → ich ginge, er ginge

Etymology 3

Suffix

-e

1. (colloquial) contraction of du after 2nd person singular forms of a verb

   hast du → haste

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛ]

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛ

Etymology 1

Suffix

-e

1. (possessive suffix) his, her, its, -'s, of (third-person singular, single possession)

   élet (“life”) → az élete (“his/her/its life”)

   élet (“life”) → Anna élete (“Anna’s life”)

   élet (“life”) → a város élete (“the life of the city”)

2. (possessive suffix, after a plural possessor) -s', of…-s (third-person plural, single possession)

   élet (“life”) → a szüleim élete (“my parents’ lives” [literally, “my parents’ life”, as each is assumed to have one life])

   élet (“life”) → a könyvek élete (“[the] lives of [the] books” [literally, “the books’ life”, as each is assumed to have one life])

3. (with time expressions, referring to a point in time) ago

   Két éve ment el. ― S/he left two years ago.

   Synonym: -val/-vel ezelőtt (e.g. két évvel ezelőtt)

4. (with time expressions, referring to a duration of time preceding the point of time in question) for

   Két éve várunk rád. ― We have been waiting for you for two years.

Usage notes

• (possessive suffix) Variants:

  -a is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -e is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ja is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant or a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-; final -o changes to -ó-.

  -je is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant or a vowel. Final -e changes to -é-; final -ö changes to -ő-.

  • This suffix (in all forms) is normally used for the third-person singular possessive (single possession) but, after an explicit plural possessor, it also expresses the third-person plural possessive (single possession), e.g. “the children's ball” (a gyerekek labdája). If the possessor is implicit (not named, only marked by a suffix), the plural possessive suffix must be used, e.g. “their ball” (a labdájuk, see -juk and its variants).

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	-e	—
accusative	-ét	—
dative	-ének	—
instrumental	-ével	—
causal-final	-éért	—
translative	-évé	—
terminative	-éig	—
essive-formal	-eként	—
essive-modal	-éül	—
inessive	-ében	—
superessive	-én	—
adessive	-énél	—
illative	-ébe	—
sublative	-ére	—
allative	-éhez	—
elative	-éből	—
delative	-éről	—
ablative	-étől	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	-éé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	-ééi	—

See also

• Category:Hungarian noun forms
• Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes

Etymology 2

• From e (“this”).
• From Proto-Finno-Ugric *-ë (interrogative particle).

Alternative forms

• -é (rare, mostly dialectal)

Suffix

-e

1. whether, if

   Nem tudom, hogy voltál-e már Budapesten. ― I don't know if you've ever been in Budapest.

2. Suffix for tag (yes/no) questions.

   1857, János Arany, A walesi bárdok (The Bards of Wales)

   Van-e ott folyó és földje jó? ― Is there a river and is its land good?

   Legelőin fű kövér ― Are the grasses rich on its meadows?

   Használt-e a megöntözés: ― Was the watering useful (i.e. to the meadows):

   A pártos honfivér? ― The rebel's blood?

Usage notes

Always written with a hyphen. Used in tag (yes/no) questions, but not all such questions use -e: in most cases a question is indicated only by emphasis and question mark. Always attached to the main word (usually the verb) of the predicate of the phrase.

Derived terms

• ugye

Etymology 3

Suffix

-e

1. (personal suffix, archaic) Used to form an archaic past tense, in third-person singular, indefinite conjugation, for front-vowel verbs. The back vowel version is -a. The suffix currently used in this place is -t, -tt, -ett or -ött. For the full paradigm, see the usage template.

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto -e, from Latin -ē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e/

Suffix

-e

1. -ly; used to form adverbs

Usage notes

Any adjective can be converted into an adverb by swapping the -a suffix by -e.

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Irish

Suffix

-e

1. Alternative form of -ne (used after -nn in pronouns)

Suffix

-e f

1. Used to form nouns from adjectives

Declension

Declension of -e

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative -e -í Vocative a -e a -í Genitive -e -í Dative -e -í

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an -e na -í Genitive na -e na -í Dative leis an -e don -e leis na -í

Derived terms

► Irish words suffixed with -e

Suffix

-e

1. Used to form the genitive singular of second-declension nouns
2. Used to form the plural of certain nouns

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Italian

Suffix

-e

1. Used with a stem to form the third-person present of regular -ere verbs and those -ire verbs that don't take "isco"

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Japanese

Romanization

-e

1. Rōmaji transcription of え

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Latin

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /eː/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e/, [ɛ]

Suffix

-ē (comparative -ius, superlative -issimē)

1. -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.

   Synonyms: -iter, -ō, -ter

Usage notes

The suffix -ē is usually added to a first/second-declension adjective stem to form an adverb of manner.

Examples:

‎clārus (“famous, clear”) + ‎-ē (“famously, clearly”) → ‎clārē

‎pulcher (“beautiful”) + ‎-ē (“beautifully”) → ‎pulchrē

Etymology 2

A regularly declined form of -us.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e/, [ɛ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e/, [ɛ]

Suffix

-e

1. vocative masculine singular of -us

See also

► Latin words suffixed with -e

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Latvian

Suffix

-e

1. Used to derive feminine nouns from masculine nouns (like English -ess).
2. Used to form (feminine) nouns from verb stems.

   ‎iestādīt + ‎-e → ‎iestāde

   ‎skatīt + ‎-e → ‎skate)

Synonyms

• -a

Derived terms

► Latvian words suffixed with -e

Related terms

Feminine suffixes that include -e

• -ene
• -niece

 

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Maquiritari

Suffix

-e

1. Adverbalizing suffix for verbs which results in a participle form; it is always accompanied by the prefix t- and an indicator referring to one of the arguments of the verb (w-, n-, or ∅-)
2. Marker of circumstantial subordination of movement which indicates the reason for the movement described by the main verb

References

• Cáceres, Natalia. Grammaire Fonctionelle-Typologique du Ye'kwana.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch -i, from Proto-Germanic *-į̄.

Suffix

-e f

1. Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives, mostly those expressing physical properties.

   Synonyms: -ede, -heit

Usage notes

This suffix originally triggered umlaut of the root vowel. This is seen in some words (kelde, from cout), but not in others (coude).

Derived terms

► Middle Dutch words suffixed with -e

Descendants

• Dutch: -e

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Suffix

-e

1. Alternative form of -y.

References

• “-i, (suf.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
• “-i(e, (suf.2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.

Etymology 2

Suffix

-e

1. Alternative form of -yf

References

• “-i(e, (suf.5)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
• “-if, -ive (suf.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.

Etymology 3

Suffix

-e

1. Alternative form of -ie

References

• “-i(e, (suf.4)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.

Etymology 4

From Old English -a.

Suffix

-e

1. (no longer productive) Forms agent nouns from verbal or nominal stems.

References

• “-e (suf.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-24.

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Namuyi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e]

Suffix

-e

1. Used to give the ingressive aspect to verbs

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Old English

Etymology

From West Germanic *-ā, from Proto-Germanic *-ê, which survives otherwise only in Gothic (and possibly Old Norse).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e/

Suffix

-e

1. forming adverbs from adjectives; -ly

Derived terms

► Old English words suffixed with -e

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Old French

Etymology

Latin -a.

Suffix

-e

1. used to form feminine forms of nouns and adjectives

Descendants

• Middle French: -e
  • French: -e

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Old Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-e f

1. Forms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives.

   ‎cathach (“bellicose”) + ‎-e → ‎cathaige (“warlike spirit”)

   ‎sáer (“free”) + ‎-e → ‎saíre (“freedom, liberty”)

Usage notes

This suffix palatalises the preceding consonant.

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-eL	-iL	-i
Vocative	-eL	-iL	-i
Accusative	-iN	-iL	-i
Genitive	-e	-eL	-eN
Dative	-iL	-ib	-ib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

► Old Irish words suffixed with -e

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e/

Etymology 1

From Latin -ae (“first-declension ending”)

Suffix

-e

1. (plural) -s (feminine/neuter)

Usage notes

• This form of the plural is indefinite, and used for feminine nouns in the nominative/accusative and genitive/dative cases which end in -ă, and some neuter nouns (with may or may not take plural -uri):
• mame, from mamă, fem.
• vise (also visuri), from vis, neut.

Alternative forms

• -le

Etymology 2

From Latin -e (“second-declension vocative ending”)

Suffix

-e

1. Vocative singular (masculine/neuter)

Oh!

Usage notes

• This suffixed used with masculine and neuter definite nouns in -l and -ul:

‎bărbatul (masc.) + ‎-e → ‎bărbatule!

‎tatăl (masc.) + ‎-e → ‎tatăle!

‎visul (neut.) + ‎-e → ‎visule!

• This suffix is absorbed in masculine and neuter definite nouns in -le:

‎fratele (masc.) + ‎-e → ‎fratele!

‎numele (neut.) + ‎-e → ‎numele!

Related terms

• -o

Etymology 3

From Latin -ere, the ending of the present active infinitive form of third conjugation verbs. Cognate with Spanish -er, Italian -ere, etc.

Suffix

-e

1. A suffix forming infinitives of many verbs.

Related terms

• -a
• -ea
• -i
• -î

 

See also

• -re

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *-ę.

Suffix

-e (Cyrillic spelling -е)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a young animal, plant, place name or is used as a collective noun.

Declension

Nouns denoting inanimate objects

	singular	plural
nominative	-e	-eta
genitive	-ta	-etā
dative	-etu	-etima
accusative	-e	-eta
vocative	-e	-eta
locative	-etu	-etima
instrumental	-etom	-etima

Nouns denoting animate objects

	singular	plural
nominative	-e	-ad
genitive	-ta	-adi
dative	-etu	-adi
accusative	-e	-ad
vocative	-e	-adi
locative	-etu	-adi
instrumental	-etom	-ađu / -adi

Derived terms

• jáje
• jȁnje / jȁgnje
• kljȗse
• pȉle
• pȕce
• tèle
• tùce
• ždrijȇbe / ždrȇbe

 

Etymology 2

Suffix

-e (Cyrillic spelling -е)

1. Suffix appended to the truncated stem (up to the second syllable) of a proper name to create a masculine or feminine hypocoristic.

   ‎Katarína + ‎-e → ‎Káte

   ‎Màrija + ‎-e → ‎Máre

   ‎Jȕrāj + ‎-e → ‎Júre

   ‎Màtija + ‎-e → ‎Máte

Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *-e, from Proto-Indo-European *-e, not a desinence per se but a thematic vowel in e-grade.

Suffix

-e (Cyrillic spelling -е)

1. Suffix appended to the nominal stem to create vocative singular. Used for masculine and neuter a-stems.

   ‎vȗk + ‎-e → ‎vȗče (vocative singular)

See also

• -ance
• -ašce
• -ce
• -ešce
• -je

 

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin -et, the third-person singular present active indicative ending of second conjugation verbs, and Latin -it, the third-person singular present active indicative ending of third and fourth conjugation verbs.

Suffix

-e

1. suffix indicating the third-person singular (also used with usted) present indicative of -er and -ir verbs

Etymology 2

From Latin -em, the first-person singular present active subjunctive ending of first conjugation verbs, and Latin -et, the third-person singular present active subjunctive ending of first conjugation verbs.

Suffix

-e

1. suffix indicating the first- and third-person singular present subjunctive of -ar verbs

Etymology 3

From Latin -ē, Latin -e, and Latin -ī, the second-person singular present active imperative endings of second, third, and fourth conjugation verbs, respectively.

Suffix

-e

1. suffix indicating the second-person singular imperative form of -er and -ir verbs

Etymology 4

Neologistic suffix between -a and -o.

Suffix

-e

1. (neologism) suffix used to form gender-neutral singular nouns

   hermano (“brother”), hermana (“sister”) + -e → hermane (“sibling”)

   niño (“boy”), niña (“girl”) + -e → niñe (“child”)

   amigo (“male friend”), amiga (“female friend”) + -e → amigue (“friend”)

   abogado (“male lawyer”), abogada (“female lawyer”) + -e → abogade (“lawyer”)

Derived terms

Used to form gender-neutral singuar nouns

• abogade (“lawyer”)
• abuele (“grandparent”)
• alumne (“student”)
• amigue (“friend”)
• argentine (“Argentinian”)
• enemigue (“enemy”)
• extranjere (“foreigner”)
• hermane (“sibling”)
• hije (“offspring”)
• latine (“someone of Latin American descent”)
• médique (“physician”)
• niete (“grandchild”)
• niñe (“child”)
• prime (“cousin”)
• sobrine (“nibling”)
• vecine (“neighbor”)

See also

• -a

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Swedish

Suffix

-e

1. Conjugates verbs into the subjunctive mood (archaic except for the past subjunctive of vara: vore)
2. Marker of definiteness on past participles ending in -ad
3. Marker of plural on past participles ending in -ad
4. Marker of definiteness on superlatives ending in -ast
5. Marker of definiteness on adjectives describing nouns with masculine semantic gender (sex)
6. Creates diminutives of given names and certain nouns, -ie, -y

   ‎frukost (“breakfast”) + ‎-e → ‎frugge (“brekkie”)

   ‎fisk (“fish”) + ‎-e → ‎firre (“fishie”)

   ‎Jonatan (“Jonathan”) + ‎-e → ‎Jonte (nickname of Jonatan)

   Synonyms: -is, -a, -an

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Turkish

Alternative forms

• -ye, -a, -ya

Suffix

-e

1. to (puts the word into the dative case)

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Tzotzil

Clitic

-e

1. Phrase-final clitic used when an article precedes at least one word.

   ti vinike ― the man

References

• Aissen, Judith (1987) Tzotzil Clause Structure, p. 3. Dordrecht: D. Reidel. →ISBN