Morpheme
-e
Type
suffix
Denotation
French noun and past participle suffix (feminine -ee)
Etymology
French é; Middle French -é; Old French -é, -et, -at; Latin -ātus
Evidence
cafe, cliche, consomme, declasse, emigre, flambe, impasse, parterre, passe, pate, pique, protege
Notes
also spelled -é
pate meaning “finely-ground paste” also spelled pâté
See Also
-at(e) [-ate, -at], -atus, -ati, -ata, -ate, -ata, -atum, -ata, -ata, -atae, -ato, -ati, -atto, -atta, -ad(e) [-ade, -ad], -ado, -ada, -ee, -ee, -age
Homographs
E, E, -e-, e-, e-, e-, -e, e-, -e, -e, -e, -e, -e, -e, -e, -e
