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-enne
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Suffix
-enne f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ennes)
- female equivalent of -en (noun)
- Italien (“Italian”, noun) → Italienne f
- végétarien (“vegetarian”, noun) → végétarienne f
Suffix
-enne f (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)
- feminine singular of -en (adjective)
- italien (“Italian”, adjective) → italienne f
- végétarien (“vegetarian”, adjective) → végétarienne f
- moyen (“average, middle”, adjective) → moyenne f
- européen (“European”, adjective) → européenne f
Derived terms
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Italian
Etymology
From Latin -ennis (like in biennis, triennis), derived from annus (“year”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-enne m or f by sense (adjective-forming suffix, plural -enni)
-enne m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -enni)
- -year-old
- also forms similar terms related to age
- L'anno prossimo diventa maggiorenne.
- She comes of age next year.
Derived terms
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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a dative inflection of the Proto-Germanic infinitive; equivalent to -an + -e
Pronunciation
Suffix
-enne
- Forms the inflected infinitive of verbs.
Usage notes
- The inflected infinitive is preceded by the preposition tō.
- On contracted verbs, this ending reduced to just -ne: fōnne, hōnne, tēonne.
- Due to influence from the uninflected infinitive -an, the form -anne was very common.
- This suffix was used with Class I weak verbs and strong verbs; Class II weak verbs used the related -ienne and -ianne.
See also
Further reading
- Joseph Bosworth (1898), Thomas Northcote Toller, editor, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, s.v. “-enne”, page 252/1
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