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Czech

Etymology 1

Suffix

-e

  1. Used to form adverbs from adjectives.
    ‎jednoduchý (“simple”) + ‎-e → ‎jednoduše (“simply”)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-e

  1. desinence used to form dative singular and locative singular of some feminine nouns
    ‎sestra (“sister”) + ‎-e → ‎sestře
  2. desinence used to form genitive singular, nominative plural, accusative plural and vocative plural of some feminine nouns
    ‎kostrč (“tailbone”) + ‎-e → ‎kostrče
  3. desinence used to form vocative singular of some masculine animate nouns
    ‎pan (“Mr, Sir”) + ‎-e → ‎pane
  4. desinence used to form genitive singular, accusative singular and accusative plural of some masculine animate nouns
    ‎muž (“man”) + ‎-e → ‎muže
  5. desinence used to form vocative singular and locative singular of some masculine inanimate nouns
    ‎les (“forest”) + ‎-e → ‎lese
  6. desinence used to form genitive singular, nominative plural, accusative plural and vocative plural of some masculine inanimate nouns
    ‎stroj (“machine”) + ‎-e → ‎stroje

See also

Further reading

Danish

Suffix

-e

  1. Marks the infinitive of many or most verbs, and is usually appended to borrowed verbs.
  2. Marks the singular/definite of adjectives.
  3. Marks the plural of some nouns.

Dutch

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Suffix

-e

  1. suffix indicating the female form of occupations or inhabitants of countries
Derived terms
Dutch terms suffixed with -e

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də/, /stə/ (like the ordinal written in full)

Suffix

-e

  1. Placed after a number written in digits, to form its corresponding ordinal number.
    2e = tweede
    8e = achtste
    Synonyms: -de, -ste
Usage notes

The e is sometimes written in superscript, like in French (2e, 8e), but this is discouraged by the Dutch Language Union.[1]

Etymology 3

From various suffixes of the Middle Dutch [Term?] adjective inflection.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-e

  1. Used to create the inflected form of an adjective, which is used after a definite determiner, or before masculine and feminine nouns in general.

Etymology 4

From Middle Dutch -e, from Old Dutch -i, from Proto-Germanic *-į̄.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-e f

  1. (archaic, rare) Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; the nouns express the quality of the adjective.
    koud (“cold”) → koude (“the cold”)
    Synonyms: -te, -heid

Etymology 5

From Middle Dutch -e, the ending of the first and third person singular subjunctive.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-e

  1. (archaic) Used to form the singular subjunctive of a verb.

References

  1. ^ https://taaladvies.net/taal/advies/vraag/2/

Esperanto

Etymology

From the Latin and Italian adverbial suffix -e (as in bene "well"), perhaps reinforced by the Russian adverbial -e found after a palatalized consonant.

Suffix

-e

  1. -ly; used to form adverbs
    ‎bona (“good”) + ‎-e → ‎bone (“well”)
    ‎unu (“one”) + ‎-e → ‎unue (“firstly”)
  2. the ending for correlatives of place

Derived terms

correlatives
  • ĉie (“everywhere”)
  • ie (“somewhere”)
  • kie (“where”)
  • nenie (“nowhere”)
  • tie (“there”)

Estonian

Etymology 1

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Suffix

-e (genitive -e, partitive -et)

  1. Derives nouns from verbs.
    katma "to cover" → kate "cover"
    astuma "to step" → aste "a step"
    võtma "to take" → võte "trick", "mode", "way"
    mõtlema "to think" → mõte "thought"

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-e (genitive -me, partitive -et)

  1. Derives nouns from verbs.
    liikuma "to move" → liige "member"
    astuma "to step" → aste "step", "grade"
    kastma "to dip" → kaste "sauce"

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-e (genitive -eda, partitive -edat)

  1. Derives adjectives.
    lamama "to lay down" → lame "flat"
    krõbisema "to crunch" → krõbe "crunchy"
    tobu "fool" → tobe "silly", "dumb"
Declension
Declension of -e (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -e -edad
accusative nom.
gen. -eda
genitive -edate
partitive -edat -edaid
illative -edasse -edatesse
-edaisse
inessive -edas -edates
-edais
elative -edast -edatest
-edaist
allative -edale -edatele
-edaile
adessive -edal -edatel
-edail
ablative -edalt -edatelt
-edailt
translative -edaks -edateks
-edaiks
terminative -edani -edateni
essive -edana -edatena
abessive -edata -edateta
comitative -edaga -edatega

Derived terms

Estonian terms suffixed with -e

Finnish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Suffix

-e

  1. Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives.
    ottaa (“to take (hold of)”) → ote (“grip”)
    paha (“bad, evil”) → pahe (“vice”)
    ääntää (“to pronounce, enunciate”) → äänne (“sound (in phonetics)”)

Declension

Inflection of -e (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative -e -eet
genitive -een -eiden
-eitten
partitive -etta -eita
illative -eeseen -eisiin
-eihin
singular plural
nominative -e -eet
accusative nom. -e -eet
gen. -een
genitive -een -eiden
-eitten
partitive -etta -eita
inessive -eessa -eissa
elative -eesta -eista
illative -eeseen -eisiin
-eihin
adessive -eella -eilla
ablative -eelta -eilta
allative -eelle -eille
essive -eena -eina
translative -eeksi -eiksi
abessive -eetta -eitta
instructive — -ein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of -e (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -eeni -eeni
accusative nom. -eeni -eeni
gen. -eeni
genitive -eeni -eideni
-eitteni
partitive -ettani -eitani
inessive -eessani -eissani
elative -eestani -eistani
illative -eeseeni -eisiini
-eihini
adessive -eellani -eillani
ablative -eeltani -eiltani
allative -eelleni -eilleni
essive -eenani -einani
translative -eekseni -eikseni
abessive -eettani -eittani
instructive — —
comitative — -eineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -eesi -eesi
accusative nom. -eesi -eesi
gen. -eesi
genitive -eesi -eidesi
-eittesi
partitive -ettasi -eitasi
inessive -eessasi -eissasi
elative -eestasi -eistasi
illative -eeseesi -eisiisi
-eihisi
adessive -eellasi -eillasi
ablative -eeltasi -eiltasi
allative -eellesi -eillesi
essive -eenasi -einasi
translative -eeksesi -eiksesi
abessive -eettasi -eittasi
instructive — —
comitative — -einesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -eemme -eemme
accusative nom. -eemme -eemme
gen. -eemme
genitive -eemme -eidemme
-eittemme
partitive -ettamme -eitamme
inessive -eessamme -eissamme
elative -eestamme -eistamme
illative -eeseemme -eisiimme
-eihimme
adessive -eellamme -eillamme
ablative -eeltamme -eiltamme
allative -eellemme -eillemme
essive -eenamme -einamme
translative -eeksemme -eiksemme
abessive -eettamme -eittamme
instructive — —
comitative — -einemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -eenne -eenne
accusative nom. -eenne -eenne
gen. -eenne
genitive -eenne -eidenne
-eittenne
partitive -ettanne -eitanne
inessive -eessanne -eissanne
elative -eestanne -eistanne
illative -eeseenne -eisiinne
-eihinne
adessive -eellanne -eillanne
ablative -eeltanne -eiltanne
allative -eellenne -eillenne
essive -eenanne -einanne
translative -eeksenne -eiksenne
abessive -eettanne -eittanne
instructive — —
comitative — -einenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative -eensa -eensa
accusative nom. -eensa -eensa
gen. -eensa
genitive -eensa -eidensa
-eittensa
partitive -ettaan
-ettansa 		-eitaan
-eitansa
inessive -eessaan
-eessansa 		-eissaan
-eissansa
elative -eestaan
-eestansa 		-eistaan
-eistansa
illative -eeseensa -eisiinsa
-eihinsa
adessive -eellaan
-eellansa 		-eillaan
-eillansa
ablative -eeltaan
-eeltansa 		-eiltaan
-eiltansa
allative -eelleen
-eellensa 		-eilleen
-eillensa
essive -eenaan
-eenansa 		-einaan
-einansa
translative -eekseen
-eeksensa 		-eikseen
-eiksensa
abessive -eettaan
-eettansa 		-eittaan
-eittansa
instructive — —
comitative — -eineen
-einensa
Inflection of -e (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative -e -eet
genitive -een -eiden
-eitten
partitive -että -eitä
illative -eeseen -eisiin
-eihin
singular plural
nominative -e -eet
accusative nom. -e -eet
gen. -een
genitive -een -eiden
-eitten
partitive -että -eitä
inessive -eessä -eissä
elative -eestä -eistä
illative -eeseen -eisiin
-eihin
adessive -eellä -eillä
ablative -eeltä -eiltä
allative -eelle -eille
essive -eenä -einä
translative -eeksi -eiksi
abessive -eettä -eittä
instructive — -ein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of -e (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -eeni -eeni
accusative nom. -eeni -eeni
gen. -eeni
genitive -eeni -eideni
-eitteni
partitive -ettäni -eitäni
inessive -eessäni -eissäni
elative -eestäni -eistäni
illative -eeseeni -eisiini
-eihini
adessive -eelläni -eilläni
ablative -eeltäni -eiltäni
allative -eelleni -eilleni
essive -eenäni -einäni
translative -eekseni -eikseni
abessive -eettäni -eittäni
instructive — —
comitative — -eineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -eesi -eesi
accusative nom. -eesi -eesi
gen. -eesi
genitive -eesi -eidesi
-eittesi
partitive -ettäsi -eitäsi
inessive -eessäsi -eissäsi
elative -eestäsi -eistäsi
illative -eeseesi -eisiisi
-eihisi
adessive -eelläsi -eilläsi
ablative -eeltäsi -eiltäsi
allative -eellesi -eillesi
essive -eenäsi -einäsi
translative -eeksesi -eiksesi
abessive -eettäsi -eittäsi
instructive — —
comitative — -einesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -eemme -eemme
accusative nom. -eemme -eemme
gen. -eemme
genitive -eemme -eidemme
-eittemme
partitive -ettämme -eitämme
inessive -eessämme -eissämme
elative -eestämme -eistämme
illative -eeseemme -eisiimme
-eihimme
adessive -eellämme -eillämme
ablative -eeltämme -eiltämme
allative -eellemme -eillemme
essive -eenämme -einämme
translative -eeksemme -eiksemme
abessive -eettämme -eittämme
instructive — —
comitative — -einemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -eenne -eenne
accusative nom. -eenne -eenne
gen. -eenne
genitive -eenne -eidenne
-eittenne
partitive -ettänne -eitänne
inessive -eessänne -eissänne
elative -eestänne -eistänne
illative -eeseenne -eisiinne
-eihinne
adessive -eellänne -eillänne
ablative -eeltänne -eiltänne
allative -eellenne -eillenne
essive -eenänne -einänne
translative -eeksenne -eiksenne
abessive -eettänne -eittänne
instructive — —
comitative — -einenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative -eensä -eensä
accusative nom. -eensä -eensä
gen. -eensä
genitive -eensä -eidensä
-eittensä
partitive -ettään
-ettänsä 		-eitään
-eitänsä
inessive -eessään
-eessänsä 		-eissään
-eissänsä
elative -eestään
-eestänsä 		-eistään
-eistänsä
illative -eeseensä -eisiinsä
-eihinsä
adessive -eellään
-eellänsä 		-eillään
-eillänsä
ablative -eeltään
-eeltänsä 		-eiltään
-eiltänsä
allative -eelleen
-eellensä 		-eilleen
-eillensä
essive -eenään
-eenänsä 		-einään
-einänsä
translative -eekseen
-eeksensä 		-eikseen
-eiksensä
abessive -eettään
-eettänsä 		-eittään
-eittänsä
instructive — —
comitative — -eineen
-einensä

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -e

See also

French

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • Silent; causes previous silent consonant to become pronounced

Suffix

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-e f

  1. Used to form the feminine of adjectives.
    ‎fort + ‎-e → ‎forte

Etymology 2

Suffix

-e

  1. Abbreviation of -ième when an ordinal number is written with Arabic numerals.
    deuxième → 2e

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German -e, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-Germanic *-į̄.

Suffix

-e

  1. (now chiefly unproductive) used to form nouns from adjectives, sometimes with umlaut of the root vowel; the nouns express the quality of the adjective
    ‎stark (“strong”) + ‎-e → ‎Stärke (“strength”)

Etymology 2

From Middle High German -e, a merger of various Old High German vocalic endings.

Suffix

-e

  1. used to form the plural of some nouns; in masculines and feminines, but not in neuters, usually triggering umlaut of the root vowel
    ‎Baum (“tree”) + ‎-e → ‎Bäume (“trees”)
    ‎Nacht (“night”) + ‎-e → ‎Nächte (“nights”)
    ‎Wort (“word”) + ‎-e → ‎Worte (“words”)
  2. (chiefly dated) used to form the dative of strong masculine and neuter nouns ending in a stressed syllable
    das Haus (“house”) → dem Hause (usually: dem Haus)
  3. used to form various declined adjective forms, notably the nominative/accusative feminine singular
    schön → die schöne Frau
  4. used to form the 1st person singular present indicative (and subjunctive) of a verb
    gehen (geh- + -en) → ich gehe (colloquial or poetic: ich geh)
  5. used to form the 3rd person singular present subjunctive of a verb
    gehen → er gehe
  6. used to form the 1st and 3rd person singular past subjunctive of a verb
    ging → ich ginge, er ginge

Etymology 3

Suffix

-e

  1. (colloquial) contraction of du after 2nd person singular forms of a verb
    hast du → haste

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛ]
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1

Suffix

-e

  1. (possessive suffix) his, her, its, -'s, of (third-person singular, single possession)
    élet (“life”) → az élete (“his/her/its life”)
    élet (“life”) → Anna élete (“Anna’s life”)
    élet (“life”) → a város élete (“the life of the city”)
  2. (possessive suffix, after a plural possessor) -s', of…-s (third-person plural, single possession)
    élet (“life”) → a szüleim élete (“my parents’ lives” [literally, “my parents’ life”, as each is assumed to have one life])
    élet (“life”) → a könyvek élete (“[the] lives of [the] books” [literally, “the books’ life”, as each is assumed to have one life])
  3. (with time expressions, referring to a point in time) ago
    Két éve ment el. ― S/he left two years ago.
    Synonym: -val/-vel ezelőtt (e.g. két évvel ezelőtt)
  4. (with time expressions, referring to a duration of time preceding the point of time in question) for
    Két éve várunk rád. ― We have been waiting for you for two years.
Usage notes
  • (possessive suffix) Variants:
    -a is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -e is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ja is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant or a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-; final -o changes to -ó-.
    -je is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant or a vowel. Final -e changes to -é-; final -ö changes to -ő-.
    • This suffix (in all forms) is normally used for the third-person singular possessive (single possession) but, after an explicit plural possessor, it also expresses the third-person plural possessive (single possession), e.g. “the children’s ball” (a gyerekek labdája). If the possessor is implicit (not named, only marked by a suffix), the plural possessive suffix must be used, e.g. “their ball” (a labdájuk, see -juk and its variants).
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative -e —
accusative -ét —
dative -ének —
instrumental -ével —
causal-final -éért —
translative -évé —
terminative -éig —
essive-formal -eként —
essive-modal -éül —
inessive -ében —
superessive -én —
adessive -énél —
illative -ébe —
sublative -ére —
allative -éhez —
elative -éből —
delative -éről —
ablative -étől —
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		-éé —
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		-ééi —

See also

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • -é (rare, mostly dialectal)

Suffix

-e

  1. whether, if
    Nem tudom, hogy voltál-e már Budapesten. ― I don't know if you've ever been in Budapest.
  2. Suffix for tag (yes/no) questions.
    1857, János Arany, A walesi bárdok (The Bards of Wales)
    Van-e ott folyó és földje jó? ― Is there a river and is its land good?
    Legelőin fű kövér ― Are the grasses rich on its meadows?
    Használt-e a megöntözés: ― Was the watering useful (i.e. to the meadows):
    A pártos honfivér? ― The rebel's blood?
Usage notes

Always written with a hyphen. Used in tag (yes/no) questions, but not all such questions use -e: in most cases a question is indicated only by emphasis and question mark. Always attached to the main word (usually the verb) of the predicate of the phrase.

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Suffix

-e

  1. (personal suffix, archaic) Used to form an archaic past tense, in third-person singular, indefinite conjugation, for front-vowel verbs. The back vowel version is -a. The suffix currently used in this place is -t, -tt, -ett or -ött. For the full paradigm, see the usage template.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto -e, from Latin -ē.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-e

  1. -ly; used to form adverbs

Usage notes

Any adjective can be converted into an adverb by swapping the -a suffix by -e.

Irish

Suffix

-e

  1. Alternative form of -ne (used after -nn in pronouns)

Suffix

-e f

  1. Used to form nouns from adjectives

Declension

Declension of -e

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -e -í
Vocative a -e a -í
Genitive -e -í
Dative -e -í

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an -e na -í
Genitive na -e na -í
Dative leis an -e

don -e

leis na -í

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -e

Suffix

-e

  1. Used to form the genitive singular of second-declension nouns
  2. Used to form the plural of certain nouns

Italian

Suffix

-e

  1. Used with a stem to form the third-person present of regular -ere verbs and those -ire verbs that don't take "isco"

Japanese

Romanization

-e

  1. Rōmaji transcription of え

Latin

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ē (comparative -ius, superlative -issimē)

  1. -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.
Usage notes

The suffix -ē is usually added to a first/second-declension adjective stem to form an adverb of manner.

Examples:
‎clārus (“famous, clear”) + ‎-e → ‎clārē (“famously, clearly”)
‎pulcher (“beautiful”) + ‎-e → ‎pulchrē (“beautifully”)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

A regularly declined form of -us.

Pronunciation

Suffix

Template:la-suffix-form

  1. vocative masculine singular of -us

See also

Latin terms suffixed with -e

Latvian

Suffix

-e

  1. Used to derive feminine nouns from masculine nouns (like English -ess).
  2. Used to form (feminine) nouns from verb stems (e.g, iestādīt → iestāde, skatīt → skate).

Synonyms

Derived terms

Latvian terms suffixed with -e

Related terms

Femine suffixes that include -e:

Maquiritari

Suffix

-e

  1. Adverbalizing suffix for verbs which results in a participle form; it is always accompanied by the prefix t- and an indicator referring to one of the arguments of the verb (w-, n-, or ∅-)
  2. Marker of circumstantial subordination of movement which indicates the reason for the movement described by the main verb

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia. Grammaire Fonctionelle-Typologique du Ye'kwana.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch -i, from Proto-Germanic *-į̄.

Suffix

-e f

  1. Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives, mostly those expressing physical properties.
    Synonyms: -ede, -heit

Usage notes

This suffix originally triggered umlaut of the root vowel. This is seen in some words (kelde, from cout), but not in others (coude).

Derived terms

Middle Dutch terms suffixed with -e

Descendants

  • Dutch: -e

Middle English

Etymology 1

Suffix

-e

  1. Alternative form of -y.
References

Etymology 2

Suffix

-e

  1. Alternative form of -yf
References

Etymology 3

Suffix

-e

  1. Alternative form of -ie
References

Etymology 4

From Old English -a.

Suffix

-e

  1. (no longer productive) Forms agent nouns from verbal or nominal stems.
References

Old English

Etymology

From West Germanic *-ā, from Proto-Germanic *-ê, which survives otherwise only in Gothic (and possibly Old Norse).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-e

  1. forming adverbs from adjectives; -ly

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -e

Old French

Etymology

Latin -a.

Suffix

-e

  1. used to form feminine forms of nouns and adjectives

Descendants

  • Middle French: -e
    • French: -e

Old Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-e f

  1. Forms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives.
    ‎cathach (“bellicose”) + ‎-e → ‎cathaige (“warlike spirit”)
    ‎sáer (“free”) + ‎-e → ‎saíre (“freedom, liberty”)

Usage notes

This suffix palatalises the preceding consonant.

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -eL -iL -i
Vocative -eL -iL -i
Accusative -iN -iL -i
Genitive -e -eL -eN
Dative -iL -ib -ib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Old Irish terms suffixed with -e

Romanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin -ae (“first-declension ending”)

Suffix

-e

  1. (plural) -s (feminine/neuter)
Usage notes
  • This form of the plural is indefinite, and used for feminine nouns in the nominative/accusative and genitive/dative cases which end in -ă, and some neuter nouns (with may or may not take plural -uri):
  • mame, from mamă, fem.
  • vise (also visuri), from vis, neut.
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Latin -e (“second-declension vocative ending”)

Suffix

-e

  1. Vocative singular (masculine/neuter)
Oh!
Usage notes
  • This suffixed used with masculine and neuter definite nouns in -l and -ul:
bărbatule!, from bărbatul, masc.
tatăle!, from tatăl, masc.
visule!, from visul, neut.
  • This suffix is absorbed in masculine and neuter definite nouns in -le:
fratele!, from fratele, masc.
numele!, from numele, neut.
Related terms

Etymology 3

From Latin -ere, the ending of the present active infinitive form of third conjugation verbs. Cognate with Spanish -er, Italian -ere, etc.

Suffix

-e

  1. A suffix forming infinitives of many verbs.
Related terms

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *-ę.

Suffix

-e (Cyrillic spelling -е)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a young animal, plant, place name or is used as a collective noun.
Declension
Nouns denoting inanimate objects
singular plural
nominative -e -eta
genitive -ta -etā
dative -etu -etima
accusative -e -eta
vocative -e -eta
locative -etu -etima
instrumental -etom -etima
Nouns denoting animate objects
singular plural
nominative -e -ad
genitive -ta -adi
dative -etu -adi
accusative -e -ad
vocative -e -adi
locative -etu -adi
instrumental -etom -ađu / -adi
Derived terms
Derived terms

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Etymology 2

Suffix

-e (Cyrillic spelling -е)

  1. Suffix appended to the truncated stem (up to the second syllable) of a proper name to create a masculine or feminine hypocoristic.
    Katarína — Káte
    Màrija — Máre
    Jȕrāj — Júre
    Màtija — Máte

Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *-e, from Proto-Indo-European *-e, not a desinence per se but a thematic vowel in e-grade.

Suffix

-e (Cyrillic spelling -е)

  1. Suffix appended to the nominal stem to create vocative singular. Used for masculine and neuter a-stems.
    vȗk — vȗče (vocative singular)

See also

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin -et, the third-person singular present active indicative ending of second conjugation verbs, and Latin -it, the third-person singular present active indicative ending of third and fourth conjugation verbs.

Suffix

-e

  1. suffix indicating the third-person singular (also used with usted) present indicative of -er and -ir verbs

Etymology 2

From Latin -em, the first-person singular present active subjunctive ending of first conjugation verbs, and Latin -et, the third-person singular present active subjunctive ending of first conjugation verbs.

Suffix

-e

  1. suffix indicating the first- and third-person singular present subjunctive of -ar verbs

Etymology 3

From Latin -ē, Latin -e, and Latin -ī, the second-person singular present active imperative endings of second, third, and fourth conjugation verbs, respectively.

Suffix

-e

  1. suffix indicating the second-person singular imperative form of -er and -ir verbs

Etymology 4

Neologistic suffix between -a and -o.

Suffix

-e

  1. (neologism) suffix used to form gender-neutral singular nouns

See also

Swedish

Suffix

-e

  1. Conjugates verbs into the subjunctive mood (archaic except for the past subjunctive of vara: vore)
  2. Marker of definiteness on past participles ending in -ad
  3. Marker of plural on past participles ending in -ad
  4. Marker of definiteness on superlatives ending in -ast
  5. Marker of definiteness on adjectives describing nouns with masculine semantic gender (sex)
  6. Creates diminutives of given names and certain nouns, -ie, -y
    frukost -> frugge ― breakfast -> brekkie
    fisk -> firre ― fish -> fishie
    Jonathan -> Jonte ― Jonatan -> /nickname of Jonatan/
    Synonyms: -is, -a, -an

Turkish

Alternative forms

Suffix

-e

  1. to (puts the word into the dative case)

Tzotzil

Clitic

-e

  1. Phrase-final clitic used when an article precedes at least one word.
    ti vinike ― the man

References

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