-ete

See also: ete, été, and -eté

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Italian

Suffix

-ete

1. Used with a stem to form the second-person plural present and imperative of regular -ere verbs

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse -aðr and -óttr

Suffix

-ete

1. forming adjectives from nouns

Derived terms

► Norwegian Bokmål words suffixed with -ete

References

• “-ete” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse -aðr and -óttr

Suffix

-ete

1. forming adjectives from nouns

Derived terms

► Norwegian Nynorsk words suffixed with -ete

References

• “-ete” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old French

Suffix

-ete

1. -ette, diminutive suffix

Derived terms

► Old French words suffixed with -ete

Descendants

• English: -ette
• French: -ette

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Portuguese

Suffix

-ete

1. -ette
   1. forms the diminutive of nouns

      Synonym: -inho

   2. forms the female equivalents
   3. forms derived terms

Derived terms

► Portuguese words suffixed with -ete

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Spanish

Etymology

From French -et and -eta from French -ette. Doublet of -ita.

Suffix

-ete (feminine counterpart -eta)

1. Added to nouns and adjectives that often adds a diminutive sense to the base.

   Synonyms: -cete, -ceta

   jugar + ‎-ete → ‎juguete

   puño + ‎-ete → ‎puñete

Derived terms

► Spanish words suffixed with -ete