-ete

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English

Etymology

IUPAC Commission of Nomenclature for Heterocyclic Compounds (1957)

Suffix

-ete

  1. Indicating an unsaturated 4-ring heterocyclic compound with nitrogen

References

Guaraní

Suffix

-ete

  1. intensive suffix: very
    michĩetevery small
    Hesa hovyete.His eyes are deep blue.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ete

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Forms nouns from certain verbs (cf. -és), incorporating the third-person singular possessive suffix (-e), which can be replaced by other personal possessive suffixes.
    kell (to be necessary) + -etekellete (its necessary amount)

Usage notes

  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
    -ta is added to most back-vowel verbs
    -te is added to most front-vowel verbs
    -tte is added to front-vowel verbs that originally ended in a vowel (like jön, originally )
    -ata is added to back-vowel verbs that form the infinitive with a linking vowel (like hall)
    -ete is added to front-vowel verbs that form the infinitive with a linking vowel (like kell)

Derived terms

See also

Italian

Suffix

-ete

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

Middle English

Suffix

-ete

  1. Alternative form of -ite

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse -aðr and -óttr.

Suffix

-ete

  1. forming adjectives from nouns

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse -aðr and -óttr.

Suffix

-ete

  1. forming adjectives from nouns

Derived terms

References

Old French

Etymology

    From Latin -ittus.

    Suffix

    -ete

    1. female equivalent of -et

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle French: -ette
      • French: -ette
    • Middle English: -ette

    Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    • -ette (obsolete, except in given names)

    Etymology

    From French -ette (feminine of -et (diminutive suffix)), from Latin -itta. In some words, from these related sources:

    Doublet of -ita and -eta.

    Pronunciation

     

     

    Suffix

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    -ete

    1. forms the diminutive of nouns; -ette; -let; -ie; -ling
      diabro (devil, demon) + -etediabrete (imp; pixie)
      farol (lighthouse) + -etefarolete (small lighthouse)
      Synonyms: -elho, -acho
      1. forms depreciative diminutives
        artigo (article) + -eteartiguete (a bad article)
        Synonym: -elho
      2. forms diminutives of adjectives
        alegre (joyful) + -etealegrete (somewhat joyful; tipsy)
        Synonym: -inho

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    -ete

    1. forms the female equivalents of some words, most commonly given names
      Synonym: -a
      Valdo + -eteValdete

    Derived terms

    Romanian

    Suffix

    -ete

    1. plural of -et

    Spanish

    Alternative forms

    • -eta (after feminine nouns)

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French -et. Doublet of -ito.

    Suffix

    -ete m (noun-forming suffix, plural -etes)

    1. forms diminutives from nouns and adjectives, or gives a particularizing sense
      Synonyms: -cete, -ceta
      palacio (palace) + -etepalacete (small palace)
      muro (wall) + -etemurete (low wall)
      ojo (eye) + -eteojete (eyelet, grommet; eye hole; anus)
      jugar (to play) + -etejuguete (toy)
      puño (fist) + -etepuñete (punch with the fist)

    Usage notes

    • Used especially after masculine nouns. Compare -eta.

    Derived terms

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