Morpheme
-ee
Type
suffix
Denotation
agent suffix denoting a recipient of an action; 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,
Notes
also spelled -ée in some unadapted borrowings
See Also
-at(e) [-ate, -at], -atus, -ati, -ata, -atae, -ate, -atum, -ata, -ato, -ati, -atto, -atta, -ad(e) [-ade, -ad], -ado, -ada, -e, -ee, -age, -agium, -atilis
