-ess

English

/ɛs/

suffix

Definitions

Suffix appended to words to make a female form.Examples:

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English -esse derived from Old French -esse derived from Latin -issa (feminine noun-forming suffix) derived from Ancient Greek -ισσα.

Origin

Ancient Greek

-ισσα

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-issa Latin
-essa Italian
-ισσα Ancient Greek
-esse Middle English
-esse Old French
-easă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
-ισσα Greek (modern)
-es Welsh
-esau Welsh
telynores Welsh
wyres Welsh
-esse Middle Dutch
-êsse Norman
-issā Proto-Brythonic
-esse ONF.
-essa Old Catalan