-elette
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-elette f (masculine -elet)
- diminutive suffix utilized to form feminine nouns or adjectives
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “-ette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-elette
- diminutive suffix
- costelette
- cutlet, literally "little rib"
References[edit]
- Etymology and history of “côtelette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. Contains a reference to -(el)ette in its etymology.