-esse

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-esse

\ɛs\

Where it comes from

Du latin -itia → voir mollitia ou → voir laetitia.

suffix -esses

Permet de former des noms communs exprimant la qualité à partir d’un adjectif.

suffix -esses

Suffixe permettant de former des noms communs féminins de métiers ou de dignités, ainsi que des noms de femelles d’animaux ou de créatures.

In English

-ess female suffix
-ship suffix denoting a property or state of being
-ness appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quali

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MLA

"-esse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/-esse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

-esse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/-esse

Chicago

"-esse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/-esse.

BibTeX

@misc{esse_2026,
  title = {-esse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/-esse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}