-ette
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛt/
- Used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.
- cigar + -ette → cigarette
- kitchen + -ette → kitchenette
- disk + -ette → diskette
- Used to form nouns meaning the female equivalent of.
- major + -ette → majorette
- bachelor + -ette → bachelorette
- smurf + -ette → Smurfette
- Used to form nouns meaning an imitation or substitute of something.
- leather + -ette → leatherette
- (Polari) Used to form nouns with a Polari context or an association with gay subculture.
- -a
- -ess
- -rix
- she-
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