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Morpheme

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Type

suffix

Denotation

(1) noun suffix denoting the recipient of an action, object of a verb, or subject of a verb; (2) agent suffix; (3) rare diminutive suffix

Etymology

Middle English -ee, -ē; Anglo-Norman -ee; Old French -ee; Latin -ātam, from -āta, from -ātus

Evidence

abandonee, abductee, abscondee, absentee, adoptee, assignee, babysittee, baptizee, bargee, challengee, claimee, commandee, communicatee, defendee, deprogrammee, detainee, employee, ‎evacuee, examinee, followee, foreclosee, gaslightee, gossipee, governee, guarantee, guidee, harassee, honoree, inductee, inheritee, instructee, interviewee, jailee, kidnappee, laryngectomee, ‎legatee, loanee, manipulatee, matchmakee, mentoree, mortgagee, namee, nominee, observee, parolee, payee, postee, promisee, questionee, quotee, recruitee, respondee, ‎retiree, rewardee, selectee, standee, surrenderee, tenderee, trainee, trustee, vaccinee, vasectomee, visitee, warrantee,