-et(e)

Morpheme

-et(e)

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)

Homographs

Ete, -et(e), -ete