-eshë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin -issa. Compare Romanian -easă, Italian -essa.

Suffix

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-éshë f (noun forming)

  1. forms female equivalents to male nouns. -ess
    Synonym: -onjë
    lúan (lion) + ‎-eshë → ‎luanéshë (lioness)
    múrg (monk) + ‎-eshë → ‎murgéshë (nun)
    búrrë (man) + ‎-eshë → ‎burrnéshë (sworn virgin)

Derived terms

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