Morpheme
-et(e) [-ete, -et]
Type
suffix
Denotation
(1) noun suffix denoting “thing, condition, result produced by an action”; (2) adjective suffix denoting “characterized by a state, filled with, or having been subjected to”; (3) verb suffix
Etymology
Latin -ētus
Evidence
accretion, complement, complete, completed, completion, completion, concrete, decretion, deplete, depletion, discrete, excrete, expletive, implement, incomplete, incomplete, obsolete, quiet, replete, secret, secrete, secrete, secretum, supplete, suppletion
See Also
-etus, -ate, -it(e) [-ite, -it], -ute
Homographs
Ete, (A)ete [Aete, Ete], -et(e) [-ete, -et], -ete, -et, -et, -et, -et
