Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
-essa. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
-essa, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
-essa in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
-essa you have here. The definition of the word
-essa will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
-essa, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan -essa, from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-essa f (noun-forming suffix, plural -esses)
- -ess (female)
Usage notes
- This suffix is non-productive in modern Catalan, with either the usual feminine termination -a being employed, or the noun having a single form for both genders.
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
The inessive singular of -e-.
Suffix
-essa (front vowel harmony variant -essä, linguistic notation -essA)
- Forms the inessive case of the second infinitive of verbs.
Interlingua
Etymology
Borrowed from English -ess, French -esse, Italian -essa, Portuguese -esa/Spanish -esa, Russian -е́сса (-éssa) all ultimately from Latin -issa from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-essa
- forms nouns from nouns, denoting a female; -ess
- Synonym: -a
- conte (“count, earl”) + -essa → contessa (“countess”)
- abbate (“abbot”) + -essa → abbatessa (“abbess”)
- tigre (“tiger”) + -essa → tigressa (“tigress”)
Derived terms
References
- Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN
Italian
Etymology
From Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-essa
- -ess
Usage notes
- Mostly used to form the feminine of animate nouns. e.g. barone => baronessa
- Sometimes used ironically or in a disparaging manner. e.g. medico => medichessa
Derived terms
Anagrams