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Middle English
Suffix
-estre
- Alternative form of -estere
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā, feminine agent suffix equivalent to *-ārī (> -ere).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-estre
- female agent suffix, especially denoting one who is skilled in a particular occupation or craft
- bæcestre (“female baker”); sangestre (“female singer”); webbestre (“female weaver”)
Declension
Declension of -estre (weak)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: -estere, -ester, -estre, -ister, -istre, -star, -stare, -ster, -stere, -uster, -ysstere