-е

-е

Chuvash

Suffix

-е • (-e)

1. Variant of -а (-a) after front vowels

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛ]

Suffix

-е • (-e) n

1. Appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment.

   ‎прст m (prst) + ‎-е (-e) → ‎прсте n (prste)

   ‎еж m (ež) + ‎-е (-e) → ‎еже n (eže)

   ‎нос m (nos) + ‎-е (-e) → ‎носе n (nose)

   ‎кукла f (kukla) + ‎-е (-e) → ‎кукле n (kukle)

   ‎мома f (moma) + ‎-е (-e) → ‎моме n (mome)

   ‎книга f (kniga) + ‎-е (-e) → ‎книже n (kniže)

Derived terms

Macedonian terms suffixed with -е

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Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɵ/
• Syllabification: е (1 syllable)

Suffix

-е • (-e)

1. front vowel harmonic form of -я (-ja)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʲe]

Suffix

-е • (-e)

1. Alternative form of -о (-o): Suffix added to adjectives to produce adverbs; highly productive; used in place of -о (-o) after palatal consonants, hushing consonants (ч ш щ ж) and ц

   ‎злове́щий (zlovéščij, “ominous”) + ‎-е (-e) → ‎злове́ще (zlovéšče, “ominously”)

   ‎неуклю́жий (neukljúžij, “clumsy, awkward”) + ‎-е (-e) → ‎неуклю́же (neukljúže, “clumsily, awkwardly”)

   ‎изли́шний (izlíšnij, “excessive”) + ‎-е (-e) → ‎изли́шне (izlíšne, “excessively”)

   ‎кра́йний (krájnij, “extreme, utmost”) + ‎-е (-e) → ‎кра́йне (krájne, “extremely, very, too”)

   ‎вне́шний (vnéšnij, “outward, outer”) + ‎-е (-e) → ‎вне́шне (vnéšne, “outwardly, externally, outside, outdoors”)

   ‎дю́жий (djúžij, “hefty; very strong (low colloquial)”) + ‎-е (-e) → ‎дю́же (djúže, “very (colloquial, dialectal)”)

Usage notes

• This ending is always unstressed. In circumstances where it would be stressed, -о (-o) replaces it. Compare хорошо́ (xorošó, “well”) from хоро́ший (xoróšij, “good”), давно́ (davnó, “long ago”) from да́вний (dávnij, “old, ancient, bygone”), etc.

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -е

Suffix

-е • (-e)

1. Used to form comparatives from adjectives and adverbs ending in a velar, ie. х г к.

   ‎ти́хий (tíxij, “quiet”) + ‎-е (-e) → ‎ти́ше (tíše, “quieter”)

   ‎ти́хо (tíxo, “quietly”) + ‎-е (-e) → ‎ти́ше (tíše, “more quietly”)

Usage notes

• This ending is always unstressed, and palatalizes the final velar of the stem.
• The endings -ее (-eje) or -е́е (-éje) are used when the stem does not end in a velar.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *-ę.

Suffix

-е (Latin spelling -e)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a young animal, plant, place name or is used as a collective noun.

Declension

Nouns denoting inanimate objects

	singular	plural
nominative	-е	-ета
genitive	-та	-ета̄
dative	-ету	-етима
accusative	-е	-ета
vocative	-е	-ета
locative	-ету	-етима
instrumental	-етом	-етима

Nouns denoting animate objects

	singular	plural
nominative	-е	-ад
genitive	-та	-ади
dative	-ету	-ади
accusative	-е	-ад
vocative	-е	-ади
locative	-ету	-ади
instrumental	-етом	-ађу / -ади

Derived terms

• ждрије̑бе / ждре̑бе
• ја̏гње
• ја́је
• кљу̑се
• пи̏ле
• пу̏це
• тѐле
• ту̀це

 

Suffix

-е (Latin spelling -e)

1. Suffix appended to the truncated stem (up to the second syllable) of a proper name to create a masculine or feminine hypocoristic.

   ‎Катари́на + ‎-е → ‎Ка́те

   ‎Ма̀рија + ‎-е → ‎Ма́ре

   ‎Ју̏ра̄ј + ‎-е → ‎Ју́ре

   ‎Ма̀тија + ‎-е → ‎Ма́те

Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *-e, from Proto-Indo-European *-e, not a desinence per se but a thematic vowel in e-grade.

Suffix

-е (Latin spelling -e)

1. Suffix appended to the nominal stem to create vocative singular. Used for masculine and neuter a-stems.

   ‎ву̑к + ‎-е → ‎ву̑че (vocative singular)

See also

• -анце
• -ашце
• -ешце
• -је
• -це