-et(e)

Morpheme

-et(e)

Type

suffix

Denotation

Ancient Greek agent suffix

Etymology

Ancient Greek -ētēs, -ētē

Evidence

aesthete, althlete, antiemetic, ascetic, diarrhetic, esthete, exegete, gamete, genetic, homilete, kinetic, mycete, phenetic, poet

See Also

-ic

Homographs

Ete, -et(e), -ete

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