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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
-et en · X · etymology 1
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English -et, from Old French -et, from Late Latin -ittus, -ettus.
Meanings
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(morpheme) Used to form diminutives, loosely construed.
Synonyms
-let · -ole · -ule · -le · mini- · -cule · -el · -ee · -ie · -ling · -y · -ette · -kin · nano- · -icle · micro-
-et en · X · etymology 2
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately related to Middle English -ten, -eten, from Old English -ettan; possibly reinforced by Old Norse -ta.
Meanings
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(morpheme) Used to augment verbs, largely monosyllabic, to form verbs with a frequentative or imitative force.
fidge + -et → fidget
rick + -et → ricket
jig + -et → jigget
Forms
Deriveds
-ety