Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch -esse, borrowed from Old Northern French -esse, from Late Latin -issa (as in abbātissa (abbess)).[1]

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-esse

  1. creates the female form of some persons or occupations, as English -ess
    secretaris (secretary, receptionist)secretaresse (female secretary, female receptionist)

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  1. ^ A. van Loey, "Schönfeld's Historische Grammatica van het Nederlands", Zutphen, 8. druk, 1970, →ISBN; § 180

French

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old French -ece, from Latin -itia. The modern spelling is due to a phonetic merger with etymology 2; see below. Related to -ise.

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-esse f (plural -esses)

  1. used to form nouns describing the condition of being something (-ness, -ity, etc.)
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Middle French -esse, from Old French -esse, from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).

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-esse f (plural -esses)

  1. -ess (female equivalent)
  2. -ess (wife of)
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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈes.se/
  • Rhymes: -esse
  • Hyphenation: -és‧se

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-esse (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

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

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old French -esse from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).

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-esse

  1. Denotes a female form of otherwise male nouns denoting beings or persons.
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  • -en (displaced)
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Descendants
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  • English: -ess
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Etymology 2

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-esse

  1. Alternative form of -yssh

Middle French

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old French -ece, from Latin -itia. The modern spelling is due to a phonetic merger with etymology 2; see below. Related to -ise.

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-esse

  1. used to form nouns describing the condition of being something (-ness, -ity, etc.)
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old French -esse, from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).

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-esse

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