Dutch

Suffix

-esse

1. Creates the female form of persons or occupations, as English -ess.

   secretaris ‎(“secretary, receptionist”) – secretaresse ‎(“female secretary, female receptionist”)

Derived terms

References

1. ↑ A. van Loey, "Schönfeld's Historische Grammatica van het Nederlands", Zutphen, 8. druk, 1970, ISBN 90-03-21170-1; § 180

French

Etymology 1

From Old French [Term?], from Latin -itiam, the accusative of -itia.

Suffix

-esse

1. used to form nouns describing the condition of being something (-ness, -ity, etc.)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle French -esse, from Old French [Term?], from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα ‎(-issa).

Suffix

-esse

1. -ess (female form)

Derived terms

Descendants

• Dutch: -es
• English: -ess

Derived terms

Italian

Suffix

-esse

1. Suffix forming the third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of -ere verbs.

Middle French

Suffix

-esse

1. -ess (used to form feminine nouns from masculine ones)

Derived terms

Descendants

• French: -esse