-te
Gaelic (Scots)
suffix
Definitions
- Used to form adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish -de.
Origin
Old Irish
-de
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -de Old Irish
- caith Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- tràth Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- tràth caithte Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic