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-ese

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English -eys, from Old French -eis, from Latin -ēnsis (in some cases from Late Latin -iscus). Compare Italian -ese.

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ese

  1. Used to form adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country, such as the people and the language spoken by these people.
    Viennese waltz (sausage, etc), Maltese falcon, Chinese, Togolese, Beninese, Congolese, Milanese, Parmese, Japanese, Faroese, Portuguese, Vietnamese
  2. Used to form nouns meaning the jargon used by a particular profession or in a particular context.
    ‎journal + ‎-ese → ‎journalese
    ‎legal + ‎-ese → ‎legalese
    ‎translation + ‎-ese → ‎translationese

Usage notesEdit

Generally speaking, nouns formed with the suffix -ese have no distinct plural form (two Viennese) and, with the definite article, are plural and refer to an entire group (the Ravennese). They are also generally not used in the singular, as in "I am a Chinese"; instead, phrases like "I am a Chinese person" are used. (In some British dialects, "a Chinese" can be used, but to refer to a Chinese meal, rather than a person.) This is not always the case, particularly for speakers from East Asia who use it to translate demonyms such as 日本人 and 中国人, but such countable uses may have nonstandard meanings.

Derived termsEdit

English terms suffixed with -ese
Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region
Nouns denoting jargon

TranslationsEdit

Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ese.

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ See e.g.
    “Annamese”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary / “Annamese”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. / “Annamese”, in Collins English Dictionary. / Annamese in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911,
    “Chinese”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary / “Chinese”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. / “Chinese”, in Collins English Dictionary. / Chinese in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911,
    “legalese”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary / “legalese”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.,
    “Viennese”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary / “Viennese”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. / “Viennese”, in Collins English Dictionary. / Viennese in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, etc.

AnagramsEdit

GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈeː.zə]
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SuffixEdit

-ese m (weak, genitive -esen, plural -esen)

  2. Forms nouns indicating an inhabitant of a place.

Usage notesEdit

The suffix -er is more common.

DeclensionEdit

Declension of -ese [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der -ese die -esen
genitive eines des -esen der -esen
dative einem dem -esen den -esen
accusative einen den -esen die -esen

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

InterlinguaEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English -an, French -ain, Italian -ano, Portuguese -ano/Spanish -ano, all ultimately from Latin -ānus.

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ese

  1. forms nouns and adjectives from nouns, denoting or pertaining to a native, citizen or inhabitant; -ese
    ‎China (“China”) + ‎-ese → ‎chinese (“Chinese”)
    ‎Geneva (“Geneva”) + ‎-ese → ‎genevese (“Genevese”)
    ‎Francia (“France”) + ‎-ese → ‎francese (“French”)
    Synonyms: (noun) -ano, -ana, -ita, (adjective) -an
  2. forms nouns and adjectives from nouns, denoting or pertaining to a language; -ese
    ‎China (“China”) + ‎-ese → ‎chinese (“Chinese”)
    ‎Brooklyn (“Brooklyn”) + ‎-ese → ‎brooklynese (“Brooklynese, Brooklyn dialect”)
    Synonyms: (noun) -ano, (adjective) -an

Derived termsEdit

Interlingua terms suffixed with -ese

ReferencesEdit

ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Latin -ēnsem (“originating in”), whence also Italian -ense.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈe.ze/, (traditional) /ˈe.se/
  • Rhymes: -eze, (traditional) -ese
  • Syllabification: -é‧se

SuffixEdit

-ese m

  1. -ese (both senses); -er
    ‎Libano (“Lebanon”) + ‎-ese → ‎libanese (“Lebanese”)
    ‎Cina (“China”) + ‎-ese → ‎cinese (“Chinese”)
    ‎sinistra (“left”) + ‎-ese → ‎sinistrese (“left-wing political jargon”)
    ‎giornalista (“journalist”) + ‎-ese → ‎giornalistese (“journalese”)

Derived termsEdit

Italian terms suffixed with -ese

Related termsEdit

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