-e

Morpheme

-e

Type

suffix

Denotation

French noun and past participle suffix

Etymology

French é

Evidence

cliche, declasse, emigre, instantaneity, parterre, passe, pate, protege, impasse

Notes

also spelled -é
pate meaning “finely-ground paste” also spelled pâté

Homographs

-e-, e-, e-, e-, -e, e-, -e, -e, -e, -e