-ese
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English -eys, from Old French -eis, from Latin -ēnsis (in some cases from Late Latin -iscus). Compare Italian -ese.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ese
- Used to form adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country, such as the people and the language spoken by these people.
- Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.
- Synonym: -speak
- journal + -ese → journalese
- legal + -ese → legalese
- translation + -ese → translationese
Usage notes[edit]
Generally speaking, nouns formed with the suffix -ese have no distinct plural form (two Viennese) and, with the definite article, are plural and refer to an entire group (the Ravennese). They are also generally not used in the singular, as in "I am a Chinese"; instead, phrases like "I am a Chinese person" are used. (In some British dialects, "a Chinese" can be used, but to refer to a Chinese meal, rather than a person.) This is not always the case, particularly for speakers from East Asia who use it to translate demonyms such as 日本人 and 中国人, but such countable uses may have nonstandard meanings.
Derived terms[edit]
- Algherese
- Ambonese
- Andamanese
- Annamese
- Annobonese
- Aragonese
- Assamese
- Auvergnese
- Balinese
- Beninese
- Berlinese
- Bhutanese
- Brooklynese
- Burmese
- Canarese
- Cantonese
- Chinese
- Congolese
- Dublinese
- East Timorese
- Faroese
- Gabonese
- Genoese
- Gilbertese
- Guyanese
- Hainanese
- Hoisanese
- Japanese
- Javanese
- Katangese
- Kinmenese
- Lebanese
- Maltese
- Marshallese
- Milanese
- Nepalese
- Nipponese
- Parmese
- Pekingese
- Piedmontese
- Pitcairnese
- Pittsburghese
- Portuguese
- Reunionese
- Runyonese
- Rwandese
- Senegalese
- Sentinelese
- Shanghainese
- Siamese
- Sikkimese
- Sudanese
- Sundanese
- Surinamese
- Taishanese
- Taiwanese
- Timese
- Togolese
- Toisanese
- Viennese
- Vietnamese
- Xinjiangese
- academese
- Americanese
- bureaucratese
- Christianese
- corporatese
- diplomatese
- fatherese
- headlinese
- Hollywoodese
- idiotese
- initialese
- journalese
- lawyerese
- legalese
- managementese
- marketese
- medicalese
- mentalese
- motherese
- newspaperese
- officialese
- parentese
- patentese
- psychologese
- signalese
- tabloidese
- teacherese
- telegraphese
- textese
- translatese
- translationese
- translatorese
- typoese
- Voynichese
Translations[edit]
Note: these translations are a guide only. For more precise translations, see individual words ending in -ese.
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ See e.g.
“Annamese”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. / “Annamese”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. / “Annamese”, in Collins English Dictionary. / “Annamese”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.,
“Chinese”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. / “Chinese”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. / “Chinese”, in Collins English Dictionary. / “Chinese”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.,
“legalese”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. / “legalese”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.,
“Viennese”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. / “Viennese”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. / “Viennese”, in Collins English Dictionary. / “Viennese”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC., etc.
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ese m (weak, genitive -esen, plural -esen)
- Forms nouns indicating an inhabitant of a place.
Usage notes[edit]
The suffix -er is more common.
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Interlingua[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English -an, French -ain, Italian -ano, Portuguese -ano/Spanish -ano, all ultimately from Latin -ānus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ese
- forms nouns and adjectives from nouns, denoting or pertaining to a native, citizen or inhabitant; -ese
- forms nouns and adjectives from nouns, denoting or pertaining to a language; -ese
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Latin -ēnsem (“originating in”), whence also Italian -ense.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ese m
- -ese (both senses); -er
- Libano (“Lebanon”) + -ese → libanese (“Lebanese”)
- Cina (“China”) + -ese → cinese (“Chinese”)
- sinistra (“left”) + -ese → sinistrese (“left-wing political jargon”)
- giornalista (“journalist”) + -ese → giornalistese (“journalese”)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German suffixes
- German noun-forming suffixes
- German weak suffixes
- German masculine suffixes
- Interlingua terms borrowed from English
- Interlingua terms derived from English
- Interlingua terms borrowed from French
- Interlingua terms derived from French
- Interlingua terms borrowed from Italian
- Interlingua terms derived from Italian
- Interlingua terms borrowed from Portuguese
- Interlingua terms derived from Portuguese
- Interlingua terms borrowed from Spanish
- Interlingua terms derived from Spanish
- Interlingua terms derived from Latin
- Interlingua terms with IPA pronunciation
- Interlingua lemmas
- Interlingua suffixes
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian doublets
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/eze
- Rhymes:Italian/eze/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Italian/ese
- Rhymes:Italian/ese/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian suffixes
- Italian masculine suffixes