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-elette
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elette életté
French
Etymology
From combining fr -elle + fr -ette.
Pronunciation
-(ə)lette
Suffix
fr suffix masculine -elet f
diminutive suffix utilized to form feminine nouns or adjectives
Derived terms
fr
Further reading
-ette
fr diminutive suffixes
Middle French
Etymology
frm diminutive suffix :af -el<ety:inh<fro:-el<id:diminutive>>> -ette 1 ++
Suffix
frm suffix
diminutive suffix
frm costelette cutlet, literally "little rib"
References
côtelette 1 Contains a reference to -(el)ette in its etymology.