-eresse

eresse French Etymology Ultimately from fr la -trīx -ātrīcem, initially inherited as fr fro -eriz; later changed to -eresse under the influence of fr -esse and superficial analysis as fr -eur<id:agent suffix> -esse<id:female>. fr -atrice, which was borrowed later. Pronunciation -(ə)resse Suffix f fr rare used to form feminine forms of nouns, especially ones with masculine counterparts in fr -eur Derived terms fr Old French Suffix fro suffix f used to form feminine agent nouns