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-ete

-ete

See also: ete, été, and -eté

Italian

Suffix

-ete

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

Old French

Suffix

-ete

  1. -ette, diminutive suffix

Descendants

Portuguese

Suffix

-ete

  1. -ette (forms the diminutive of nouns)

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

From French -et and -eta from French -ette.

Suffix

-ete ‎(feminine counterpart -eta)

  1. Added to nouns and adjectives that often adds a diminutive sense to the base.
    Example: juguete

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