-есс
Језици (1)
Систем
Etymology
From Средњи Енглески -esse, borrowed from Стари Француски -esse, from Late Latin -issa, from Антички Грчки -ισσα (-issa). Displaced Стари Енглески -en (feminine suffix of nouns).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ess (plural -esses)
- Suffix appended to words to make a female form.
Examples:
Usage notes
- Professions ending in -ter or -tor change to -tr when this suffix is added.
- A female sempster is a sempstress; a female actor is an actress.
- Professions ending in -e lose an e when this suffix is added.
- As in Romance languages, the masculine form is always used when referring to both males and females. However, note the unusual word marquess which is masculine.
- Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart were very popular actors.
- Who would like to be an actor after high school?
- This suffix tends to be regarded as sexist and as such is starting to fall into disuse; a single, gender-neutral term is preferred by some even though it is a less specific term.
- Glenda Jackson is a famous actor.
- Glenda Jackson is a famous actress. More specific language signaling that Glenda is a female.
- Depending on etymology, other feminine affixes are used; see synonyms.
- Not to be confused with -ness, especially in words like lioness, baroness, etc.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Категорија Енглески termм suffixed with -ess није пронађена
Translations
female suffix
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References
- “-ess” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2024.
Anagrams
Middle English
Suffix
-ess
- (deprecated use of
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parameter) Alternative form of -esse
References
- “-esse, (suf.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 June 2018.