-essa

See also: essa and essä

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan -essa, from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈ-ə.sə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈ-ɛ.sə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈ-e.sa/

Suffix

-essa f

-ess (female)

Usage notes

This suffix is non-productive in modern Catalan, with either the usual feminine termination -a being employed, or the noun having a single form for both genders.

Derived terms

See Category:Catalan words suffixed with -essa

Interlingua

Suffix

-essa

-ess (female)
Synonym: -a (replaces a final -o in the stem noun)

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).

Suffix

-essa

-ess

Usage notes

Mostly used to form the feminine of animate nouns. e.g. barone => baronessa
Sometimes used ironically or in a disparaging manner. e.g. medico => medichessa

单词	-essa
释义	-essa See also: essa and essä Catalan Etymology From Old Catalan -essa, from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa). Pronunciation (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈ-ə.sə/ (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈ-ɛ.sə/ (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈ-e.sa/ Suffix -essa f -ess (female) Usage notes This suffix is non-productive in modern Catalan, with either the usual feminine termination -a being employed, or the noun having a single form for both genders. Derived terms See Category:Catalan words suffixed with -essa Interlingua Suffix -essa -ess (female) Synonym: -a (replaces a final -o in the stem noun) Italian Etymology From Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa). Suffix -essa -ess Usage notes Mostly used to form the feminine of animate nouns. e.g. barone => baronessa Sometimes used ironically or in a disparaging manner. e.g. medico => medichessa
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