-ess

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Appellatio

Notatio

= Anglica Media: -esse
Francogallica Antiqua: -esse
= Latine: -issa
Graeca Antiqua: -ισσα (-issa)

Suffixum nominale

-ess (plur. -esses)

  1. -issa, -trix.
    1. Femina aliquis.
      lioness.
      Leo femina, seu leaena.
    2. (titulis dignitatis) Uxor viri cui titulus est.
      archduchess
      Archiducis uxor, seu archiducissa.

Usus

Sunt qui dicunt hoc suffixum sexuistica esse. Propterea saepe melius est dictiones neutrum genus praeferentes adhibere, nisi vero vis feminas tantum indicare.

Dictiones derivatae

A

  • abbess, actress, adulatress, adulteress, adventuress, advoutress, albiness, ambassadress, ancestress, anchoress, anchoritess, arbitress, archduchess, archeress, architectress, auditress, authoress, avengeress.

B

  • bankeress, baroness, benefactress, Brahmaness.

C

  • canoness, cateress, championness, chantress, charmeress, chideress, citess, citizeness, cloistress, coadjutress, coheiress, comfortress, commandress, competitress, conductress, conqueress, constabless, contendress, correctress, corruptress, countess, creatress, creditress.

D

  • danceress, Dauphiness, deaconess, decipheress, deess, defendress, deliveress, demandress, demigoddess, demoness, detractress, deviless, dictatress, directress, discipless, disseizoress, divineress, doctoress, doctress, dowress, Druidess, duchess.

E

  • eagless, editress, electoress, electress, embassadress, emperess, empress, emulatress, enchantress, exactress, executress.

F

  • fabricatress, factoress, farmeress, fautress, fornicatress, fostress, foundress, fruiteress.

G

  • giantess, goddess, governess, Greekess, guardianess, guideress.

H

  • harpress, Hebrewess, heiress, herdess, heroess, hostess, huckstress, huntress.

I

  • idolatress, imitatress, impostress, inhabitress, inheritress, inspectress, instructress, internunciess, introductress, intrudress, inventress.

J

  • jangleress, janitress, Jesuitess, Jewess, jointress, jointuress, juggleress.

K

  • knavess.

L

M

  • maistress, marchioness, mastress, mayoress, mediatress, millionairess, ministress, minoress, mistress, Moabitess, monarchess, monitress, Mooress, mulattress, murderess.

N

  • naileress, neatress, Negress, nomenclatress.

O

  • offendress, ogress, oratress, ostleress.

P

  • pantheress, papess, patroness, peeress, phitoness, poetess, porteress, portress, preceptress, prelatess, presbyteress, priestess, princess, prioress, procuress, productress, progenitress, prophetess, proprietress, protectress, pythoness.

Q

  • Quakeress.

R

  • rascaless, rectoress, rectress, regentess, rivaless.

S

  • saintess, satrapess, savioress, schoolmistress, sculptress, seamstress, seductress, seeress, sempstress, servantess, sextoness, Shakeress, shepherdess, singeress, sinneress, soldieress, solicitress, songstress, sorceress, spectatress, spinstress, spousess, stewardess, stimulatress, suggestress, sultaness, superioress.

T

  • tailoress, temptress, tigress, traitoress, traitress, translatress, treasuress, tutoress, tutress, tyranness.

U

  • umpress.

V

  • vassaless, victoress, victress, viscountess, votaress, votress.

W

  • waileress, waitress, warrioress.
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