Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʲe]

Etymology 1

Suffix

(-e)

  1. Alternative form of (-o): Suffix added to adjectives to produce adverbs; highly productive; used in place of (-o) after palatal consonants, hushing consonants (ч ш щ ж) and ц
    злове́щий (zlovéščij, ominous) + (-e)злове́ще (zlovéšče, ominously)
    неуклю́жий (neukljúžij, clumsy, awkward) + (-e)неуклю́же (neukljúže, clumsily, awkwardly)
    изли́шний (izlíšnij, excessive) + (-e)изли́шне (izlíšne, excessively)
    кра́йний (krájnij, extreme, utmost) + (-e)кра́йне (krájne, extremely, very, too)
    вне́шний (vnéšnij, outward, outer) + (-e)вне́шне (vnéšne, outwardly, externally, outside, outdoors)
    дю́жий (djúžij, hefty; very strong (low colloquial)) + (-e)дю́же (djúže, very (colloquial, dialectal))
Usage notes
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Etymology 2

Suffix

(-e)

  1. Used to form comparatives from adjectives and adverbs ending in a velar, ie. х г к.
    ти́хий (tíxij, quiet) + (-e)ти́ше (tíše, quieter)
    ти́хо (tíxo, quietly) + (-e)ти́ше (tíše, more quietly)
Usage notes
  • This ending is always unstressed, and palatalizes the final velar of the stem.
  • The endings -ее (-eje) or -е́е (-éje) are used when the stem does not end in a velar.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *-ę.

Suffix

(Latin spelling -e)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a young animal, plant, place name or is used as a collective noun.
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Suffix

(Latin spelling -e)

  1. Suffix appended to the truncated stem (up to the second syllable) of a proper name to create a masculine or feminine hypocoristic.
    Катари́наКа́те
    Ма̀ријаМа́ре
    Ју̏ра̄јЈу́ре
    Ма̀тијаМа́те

Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *-e, from Proto-Indo-European *-e, not a desinence per se but a thematic vowel in e-grade.

Suffix

(Latin spelling -e)

  1. Suffix appended to the nominal stem to create vocative singular. Used for masculine and neuter a-stems.
    ву̑кву̑че (vocative singular)

See also

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