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Appendix:Variations of "ee"
French
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï--ée.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
Etymology 1
fr measure :inh frm:-ee<id:measure>
fr frm -ee measure f, from fr fro -ee, from fr la -ātam accusative of la -āta, whence also fr -ade 1, which is borrowed from other Romance languages.é-; in: Jacqueline Picoche, Jean-Claude Rolland, Dictionnaire étymologique du français, Paris 2009, Dictionnaires Le Robert
Suffix
f
forms a feminine noun indicating a quantity or content measured by what the base noun denotes, often translatable as en -ful in English.
fr bras arm brassée armful
fr an year année (duration of) a year
Derived terms
fr measure
Related terms
fr -é
Etymology 2
fr -eum :inh frm:-ee<id:-eum>
fr frm -ee m, from fr la -ēum n, from fr grc -εῖον n, originating in the substantivized neuter of grc -εῖος adjective suffix.
Suffix
m
fr -eum
fr prytane prytanée<t:prytaneum>
Derived terms
fr -eum
Etymology 3
fr -eus :inh frm:-ee<id:-eus>
fr frm -ee<g:m><id:-eus>.
Suffix
m
ending found in male names from Greek
fr Nérée Nereus
fr Persée Perseus
Derived terms
fr -eus
References
Norman
Alternative forms
nrf -aïe Guernsey
Etymology
From nrf fro -, from nrf la -āta.
Suffix
nrf suffix
nrf Jersey Forming feminine nouns having the sense of ‘something contained by’ (the root word).
nrf maîson house → nrf maîsonnée houseful
nrf dgichon bowl → nrf dgichonnée bowlful
See also
nrf
Palula
Etymology 1
phl
Pronunciation
phl /-ée/
Suffix
phl suffix
Plural suffix (with ai-ending a-declension nouns)
References
Etymology 2
phl
Pronunciation
phl /-ée/
Suffix
phl suffix
Oblique case suffix (with ai-ending a-declension nouns)
References