-ienne

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French -ienne, feminine of -ien (“-ian”).

Suffix

-ienne

1. indicates a female variant of a noun ending in -ian

Derived terms

• comedienne
• equestrienne
• guardienne
• Parisienne
• pedestrienne
• tragedienne

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛn/

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Suffix

-ienne f (plural -iennes)

1. female equivalent of -ien

Suffix

-ienne f

1. feminine singular of -ien

Old English

Alternative forms

• -iġenne, -ianne, -iġanne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i͜yn.ne/

Suffix

-ienne

1. Used to form the inflected infinitive of class II weak verbs

   ‎lufian (“to love”) + ‎-ienne → ‎lufienne (“to love”)