-asse

See also: asse, asses, Asse, and ässe

French

Etymology 1

Suffix

-asse

1. forms the first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of -er verbs

Etymology 2

From Old French -ace, from Latin -āceus/-ācea.

Suffix

-asse f (plural -asses)

1. forms pejoratives referring to women

   Coordinate term: -ard

   ‎blonde (“blonde”) + ‎-asse → ‎blondasse (“dumb blonde”)

   ‎pute (“slut, whore (vulgar)”) + ‎-asse → ‎putasse (“nasty slut/whore (vulgar)”)

   ‎con (“cunt (vulgar)”) + ‎-asse → ‎connasse (“bitch (vulgar)”)

Suffix

-asse (plural -asses)

1. forms pejorative adjectives

   ‎dégueuler (“to disgust”) + ‎-asse → ‎dégueulasse (“disgusting, vile, yucky”)

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈas.se/
• Rhymes: -asse
• Hyphenation: -às‧se

Suffix

-asse (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

1. used with a stem to form the third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of regular -are verbs

Anagrams

• -essa, essa

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Latin

Alternative forms

• -āvisse (ordinary)

Suffix

-āsse

1. (poetic, syncopated) perfect active infinitive of -ō (first conjugation; verbs with the perfect infix -av-)

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Middle English

Suffix

-asse

1. Alternative form of -esse