-ete

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ete"

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
    michĩete ― very small
    Hesa hovyete. ― His eyes are deep blue.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛtɛ]

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”) + ‎-ete → ‎kellete (“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 jő)
    -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

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ete

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -ete

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • -et, -ut (non-standard since 2012)

Etymology

From Old Norse -aðr and -óttr.

Suffix

-ete

  1. forming adjectives from nouns

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -ete

References

Old French

Suffix

-ete

  1. -ette (diminutive suffix)

Derived terms

Old French terms suffixed with -ete

Descendants

  • French: -ette
  • → 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

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.te/

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈe.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈe.te/

Suffix

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-ete

  1. forms the diminutive of nouns; -ette; -let; -ie; -ling
    ‎diabro (“devil, demon”) + ‎-ete → ‎diabrete (“imp; pixie”)
    ‎farol (“lighthouse”) + ‎-ete → ‎farolete (“small lighthouse”)
    Synonyms: -elho, -acho
    1. forms depreciative diminutives
      ‎artigo (“article”) + ‎-ete → ‎artiguete (“a bad article”)
      Synonym: -elho
    2. forms diminutives of adjectives
      ‎alegre (“joyful”) + ‎-ete → ‎alegrete (“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 + ‎-ete → ‎Valdete

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ete

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. Added to nouns and adjectives that often adds a diminutive or particularizing sense to the base.
    Synonyms: -cete, -ceta
    ‎palacio (“palace”) + ‎-ete → ‎palacete (“small palace”)
    ‎muro (“wall”) + ‎-ete → ‎murete (“low wall”)
    ‎ojo (“eye”) + ‎-ete → ‎ojete (“eyelet, grommet; eye hole; anus”)
    ‎jugar (“to play”) + ‎-ete → ‎juguete (“toy”)
    ‎puño (“fist”) + ‎-ete → ‎puñete (“punch with the fist”)

Usage notes

  • Used especially after masculine nouns. Compare -eta.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ete

Further reading

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