-ée

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French, from Latin -ātam (accusative of -āta), whence also -ade, which is borrowed from other Romance languages.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e/
  • Audio:(file)

Suffix

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-ée f (plural -ées)

  1. forms feminine nouns having the sense of "something contained by" (the root word)
    bras (arm) + ‎-ée → ‎brassée (armful)
    an (year) + ‎-ée → ‎année ((duration of) a year)
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ é-; in: Jacqueline Picoche, Jean-Claude Rolland, Dictionnaire étymologique du français, Paris 2009, Dictionnaires Le Robert

Norman

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French, from Latin -āta.

Suffix

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-ée

  1. (Jersey) Forming feminine nouns having the sense of ‘something contained by’ (the root word).
    maîson (house)maîsonnée (houseful)
    dgichon (bowl)dgichonnée (bowlful)

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Phalura

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ée

  1. Plural suffix (with ai-ending a-declension nouns)

References

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  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “-ée”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ée

  1. Oblique case suffix (with ai-ending a-declension nouns)

References

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  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “-ée”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN