-ete

English

Etymology

IUPAC Commission of Nomenclature for Heterocyclic Compounds (1957)

Suffix

-ete

Indicating an unsaturated 4-ring heterocyclic compound with nitrogen

References

Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Guaraní

Suffix

-ete

intensive suffix: very
michĩete ― very small

Hesa hovyete. ― His eyes are deep blue.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɛtɛ]

Suffix

-ete

(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

kellete

Italian

Suffix

-ete

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

Middle English

Suffix

-ete

Alternative form of -ite

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse -aðr and -óttr.

Suffix

-ete

forming adjectives from nouns

Derived terms

References

“-ete” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Old Norse -aðr and -óttr.

Suffix

-ete

forming adjectives from nouns

Derived terms

References

“-ete” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin -ittus.

Suffix

-ete

female equivalent of -et

Derived terms

Old French terms suffixed with -ete

Descendants

Middle French: -ette
- French: -ette
→ Middle English: -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:

English -ette (from the same French etymon)
the French masculine -et
Italian -etto (from the same Latin etymon)

Doublet of -ita and -eta.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.tɨ/

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈe.tɨ/

Suffix

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-ete

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

Suffix

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-ete

forms the female equivalents of some words, most commonly given names
Synonym: -a

‎Valdo + ‎-ete → ‎Valdete

Derived terms

Romanian

Suffix

-ete

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)

forms diminutives from nouns and adjectives, or gives a particularizing sense
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.

-ete

English

Etymology

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Guaraní

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

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Usage notes

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See also

Italian

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Middle English

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

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References

Old French

Etymology

Suffix

Derived terms

Descendants

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Suffix

Suffix

Derived terms

Romanian

Suffix

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Suffix

Usage notes

Derived terms

Further reading

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