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-âtre
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atre âtre
French
Etymology
fr fro -astre, from fr la -aster -astrum. Cognate to it -astro.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï--âtre.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR--âtre.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Suffix
fr especially colours -ish
fr bleue bleuâtre blue blueish
forms pejoratives
fr opinion opiniâtre opinion obstinate
fr gentilhomme gentillâtre gentleman lordling
Usage notes
Both a nominal and an adjectival suffix.
Derived terms
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