-esce

esce -ešce English Etymology From en la -ēscō to grow, become a certain way an inchoative suffix. Compare en -ish#Etymology_2 -ish (Etymology 2). Pronunciation en /-ˈɛs/ Suffix Used to form verbs from nouns, following the pattern of verbs derived from Latin verbs ending in la -esco Usage notes This is a termination of verbs of Latin origin, having usually an inchoative force, as in en convalesce begin to be well or en effervesce begin to boil up, though less obvious in some verbs, as en coalesce. The present participle of such verbs appears in English as adjectives with the termination en -escent, as in en effervescent, but such adjectives often exist without a corresponding verb with -esce. The noun is terminated with en -escence, as in en convalescence or en effervescence. Derived terms en Related terms en other terms ending in -esce coalesce convalesce deliquesce effervesce evanesce luminesce en suffixes -escence<qq:and its derivatives> -escent<qq:and its derivatives> References 1914 II -esce 2002 2 Anagrams en cees cese EECS cees Old French Alternative forms fro -ece Etymology fro quality :inh la:-itia fro la -itia. Suffix fro suffix used to form nouns describing the condition of being something (en -ness, en -ity, etc.) Derived terms fro Descendants frm -esse quality enm -esse abstract nominal 1 1