-issa

See also: issa, Issa, and issā

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈis.sa/, [ˈɪs̠ːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.sa/, [ˈisːä]

Suffix

-issa f (genitive -issae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) Used to form feminine forms of masculine nouns.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-issa	-issae
Genitive	-issae	-issārum
Dative	-issae	-issīs
Accusative	-issam	-issās
Ablative	-issā	-issīs
Vocative	-issa	-issae

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -issa

• archimandritissa (from archimandrita)
• prophētissa (from prophēta)
• sacerdōtissa (from sacerdōs)

Descendants

• Albanian: -eshë
• Aromanian: -easã
• Proto-Brythonic: *-issā
  • Welsh: -es
  • Breton: -ez
• Italian: -essa
• Middle French: -esse
  • French: -esse
  • Middle English: -esse
    • English: -ess

• Norman: -êsse
• Portuguese: -esa
• Romanian: -easă, -esă
• Spanish: -esa