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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin -issa.
-éshë f (noun forming)
- forms female equivalents to male nouns. -ess
- Synonym: -onjë
- lúan (“lion”) + -eshë → luanéshë (“lioness”)
- múrg (“monk”) + -eshë → murgéshë (“nun”)
- búrrë (“man”) + -eshë → burrnéshë (“sworn virgin”)
Derived terms[edit]