-ienne

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-ienne

Type

suffix

Denotation

French feminine demonymic suffix (masculine -ien and -ian)

Etymology

French -ienne, from -ien; Middle French -ien; Old French -ien; Latin -iānus, from -ānus

Evidence

comedienne, equestrienne, guardienne, Parisienne, pedestrienne, tragedienne

See Also

-ien, -ian