-enne

See also: enne, enné, énne, and énné

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -ennis (like in biennis, triennis), derived from annus (“year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.ne/
• Rhymes: -ɛnne
• Hyphenation: -èn‧ne

Suffix

-enne (adjective-forming suffix, plural -enni)
-enne m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -enni)

1. -year-old
2. also forms similar terms related to age

   L'anno prossimo diventa maggiorenne.

   She comes of age next year.

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -enne

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈen.ne/

Suffix

-enne

1. Alternative form of -anne

   to farenne [Mt. Bos. 8, 21]

   to go-∅

Further reading

• Joseph Bosworth (1898) Thomas Northcote Toller, editor, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, s.v. “-enne”, page 252/1