-e

Morpheme

-e

Type

suffix

Denotation

Ancient Greek nominative singular feminine noun ending (Hellenic plural -ai, Latin plural -ae)

Etymology

Ancient Greek -ē

Evidence

acme, balanephagous, Belone, calliope, Eurydice, nymphe, posthetomist, posthetomize, posthetomy, stele, synecdoche, Tyche

See Also

-ai, -ae

Homographs

E, E, -e-, e-, e-, e-, e-, -e, E, -e, -e, -e, -e, -e, -e, -e, -e, -e, -e, -e