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é -e -è Appendix:Variations of "e"
Catalan
Pronunciation
+
Suffix
ca Valencian ca -è
French
Pronunciation
fr -ée -ées -és -er hey et
Etymology 1
fr adjective :inh frm:-é<id:adjective> +
fr frm -é adjective, from fr fro -é adjective, fro -et, fro -at, from fr la -ātus adjective, from fr itc-pro *-ātos.
fr -at<id:adjective><pos:adjective> -ate<q:chemistry>.
Suffix
fr grammar past participle root verb suffix of regular fr -er verbs, an inflected infinitive verb; -ed, -en, -n
Derived terms
fr adjective
Etymology 2
fr abstract noun :inh frm:-é<id:abstract noun> +
fr frm -é abstract noun, from fr fro -é abstract noun, from fr la -ātus abstract noun suffix forming abstract nouns (fourth declension), from fr itc-pro *-tus, from fr ine-pro *-tus suffix deriving action nouns from verb roots.
fr -at<id:abstract noun><pos:abstract noun>.
Suffix
m
-ate, -y, -dom, -ship
fr évêque<t:bishop> évêché<t:bishopric>
fr prieur<t:prior> prieuré<t:priory>
fr dauphin<t:dauphin> dauphiné<t:dauphinate>
Usage notes
Occasionally, the resulting word is feminine: e.g. fr prévôté provostship. Compare fro conté mf county.
Derived terms
fr abstract noun
Etymology 3
fr -atum :inh la:-ātum<id:result>
fr la -ātum (second declension), from the substantivized neuter singular of perfect passive participles in la -ātus.
fr -at<id:-atum><t:result suffix>.
Suffix
m
forms the noun denoting the result, product, object, or effect of the action expressed by a verb
fr précipiter<t:to precipitate> précipité<t:precipitate>
Etymology 4
Euphonic alteration of fr -e in presubject position.
Alternative forms
fr -è post-1990
Pronunciation
-è
Suffix
verb
fr -er presubject 1 s pres indicative ; presubject 1 s pres subj
fr pensé pensé-je
Hungarian
Pronunciation
hu eː 1
Etymology 1
From a split of the obsolete lative suffix (below), with a semantic shift presumably evolving like “towards him/her” > “to him/her” > “of his/hers”.
Suffix
hu suffix
hu possessive hu non-attributive possessive suffix -'s, belonging to ……, that of ……. Used to form the non-attributive possessive The relevant page in the second edition (2009) 9781135998929 form of nouns. Compare the English pronouns en mine, yours etc.). The plural form is hu -éi.
hu iskola school ― hu iskoláé iskoláé belonging to the school, of the school, the school's
hu Ez a szék az iskoláé. This chair belongs to the school / is the school’s. predicatively
hu ház house ― hu házé házé that of the house
hu A fa árnyéka nagy, a házé még nagyobb. The shadow of the tree is big; that of the house is even bigger. as part of the subject
hu non-attributive possessive suffix slightly colloquial -'s, those of ……. It is also used informally for the plural of the non-attributive possessive (hu -éi being somewhat pedantic).
hu Ezek a poharak a Pistáé. These glasses belong to Steve / are Steve’s.
2021, Zsuzsa Mátraházi, Nádasdy Ádám: Még Arany János is követett el hibát műfordításban (interview with Ádám Nádasdy), HVG weekly:
hu Azt vetették a szememre, hogy a fordításaim értelmesek, szépek és jól követhetők, de kevésbé költőiek, mint az elődeimé, például Arany Jánosé, Babits Mihályé, Mészöly Dezsőé. I was rebuked for my translations being lucid, beautiful, and easy to follow, but less poetic than those of my predecessors, such as János Arany, Mihály Babits, and Q303494.
See also
:Category:Hungarian noun forms
Etymology 2
From hu urj-pro *-j, which served as part of a diphthong (together with the vowel at the end of the noun stem) and became hu -á/hu -é.
Suffix
hu suffix
hu obsolete case suffix yhu suffixes with archaic senses Used to form the lative, expressing the direction (“where to”) or the purpose (“what for”).
hu -k -ni -nyi other obsolete suffixes that had a similar function
1192–1195, Funeral Sermon and Prayer, translated by Alan Jenkins (In Quest of the Miracle Stag: The Poetry of Hungary, Vol. 1, 9638602422, p. 30)
Menýi miloſtben terumteve eleve mív iſemucut adamut. eſ odutta vola neki paradiſumut haʒóá.
Mennyi malasztban (= kegyelemben) teremté (= teremtette) kezdetben [az Úr] [a] mi ősünket, Ádámot, és adta (vala) neki [a] paradicsomot házzá. (in present-day Hungarian)
God in his divine grace made Adam our ancestor, and gave him Eden for his dwelling place.
Usage notes
case suffix Variants:
hu -á was added to back-vowel words.
hu -é was added to front-vowel words.
Derived terms
hu together with its front-vowel variant alá,fölé -ba//-be ha haza -hoz//-hez//-höz -i ide,oda -ig -ra//-re soká szerte tova többé -va//-ve -vá//-vé vissza
Etymology 3
Particle
hu particle clitics hu clitic
hu dialectal chiefly Transylvania hu -e whether, if Tag for yes/no questions, always written with a hyphen before.
hu Nem tudom, hogy sikerül-é. I don't know if it will be successful.
Etymology 4
Suffix
hu suffix
hu archaic _ personal suffix yhu suffixes with archaic senses Formed the third-person singular indicative past definite, for front-vowel verbs. For the full paradigm, see the usage template.
hu -te modern form
hu -á for back-vowel-verbs
hu A virágokat nézé. S/he looked at the flowers.
See also
Usage template with its full paradigm
Etymology 5
See hu -e.
Alternative forms
hu -i possessive singular dialectal, except in some set forms
Suffix
hu suffix
hu combining hu -e possessive suffix before most case suffixes, except that of the essive-formal.
hu feje feje his/her/its head -n fején fején on his/her/its head y
Usage notes
For its variants occurring in standard usage, see hu -i possessive singular alternative form of -e and -é as the third-person singular single-possession possessive suffix.
References
Further reading
whether, if y, redirecting to -e
whether, if y, redirecting to -e
Italian
Pronunciation
Suffix
verb
used with a stem to form the third-person past historic of regular it -ere verbs
it -ette
Middle French
Etymology 1
frm adjective :inh fro:-é<id:adjective> +
frm fro -é adjective>, from frm la -ātus adjective, from frm itc-pro *-ātos.
Suffix
-ee és -ees
frm grammar past participle root verb suffix of regular frm -er verbs, an inflected infinitive verb; -ed, -en, -n
Descendants
fr -é<id:adjective><pos:adjective>
Etymology 2
frm abstract noun :inh fro:-é<id:abstract noun> +
frm fro -é abstract noun, from frm la -ātus abstract noun, from frm itc-pro *-tus, from frm ine-pro *-tus suffix deriving action nouns from verb roots.
Suffix
m
-ate, -y, -dom, -ship
frm comte<t:count> comté<t:county>
frm dauphin<t:dauphin> Dauphiné<t:Dauphiny>
Descendants
fr -é<id:abstract noun><pos:abstract noun>
Navajo
Pronunciation
nv /-ɛ́/ [-é]
Suffix
nv suffix
nominalizer the one that, the one who
Usage notes
Similar to the -er suffix in English, the -é suffix attached to a verb means "the one who does [verb]". It is a variant of nv -í.
Synonyms
nv -í
Old French
Alternative forms
fro -e manuscript form
fro -et 12th century or earlier
Pronunciation
fro /ˈɛ/
Etymology 1
fro adjective :inh la:-ātus<id:adjective> +
fro la -ātus (first declension), from fro itc-pro *-ātos. 842, as fro -at (fro jurat in the Oaths of Strasbourg) > (c 1050 1) fro -et in the Song of Roland; the form fro -é first appears in the 12th century.
Suffix
fro suffix e
used to form past participles of regular -er verbs
Descendants
frm -é<id:adjective><pos:adjective>
Etymology 2
fro abstract noun :inh la:-ātus<id:abstract noun> +
fro la -ātus abstract noun (fourth declension), from fro itc-pro *-tus, from fro ine-pro *-tus suffix deriving action nouns from verb roots.
Suffix
m
-ate, -y, -dom, -ship
fro conte<id:count><t:count> conté<t:county>
Descendants
frm -é<id:abstract noun><pos:abstract noun>
Slovincian
Etymology
zlw-slv nominal :inh sla-pro:*-ьje + +
Pronunciation
- -
Suffix
zlw-slv suffix n
forms neuter nouns denoting a place, typically from a prepositional phrase
forms adverbs from adjectives, causes softening
Derived terms
zlw-slv
Descendants
zlw-slv -ê
See also
zlw-slv -ô
Spanish
Etymology
From es la-vul -āī, from es la -āvī.
Suffix
es suffix form
-ar