-eresse

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French

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin -ātrīcem, initially inherited as Old French -eriz; later changed to -eresse under the influence of -esse and superficial analysis as -eur +‎ -esse. Doublet of -atrice, which was borrowed later.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-eresse f (plural -eresses)

  1. (rare) used to form feminine forms of nouns, especially ones with masculine counterparts in -eur

Derived terms

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Old French

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Suffix

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-eresse f

  1. used to form feminine agent nouns