-elette
French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editSuffix
edit-elette f (masculine -elet)
- diminutive suffix utilized to form feminine nouns or adjectives
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “-ette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
editEtymology
editSuffix
edit-elette
- diminutive suffix
- costelette
- cutlet, literally "little rib"
References
edit- Etymology and history of “côtelette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. Contains a reference to -(el)ette in its etymology.