etteとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

Inherited from 中期英語 -ette, a borrowing from Old French -ette, from Latin -itta, the feminine form of Latin -ittus.

接尾辞

-ette

1. (diminutive) Used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.

   Synonyms: (suffixes) -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let, -ling, -ole, -ule, -y, (prefixes) mini-, micro-, nano-

   ‎cigar + ‎-ette → ‎cigarette

   ‎disk + ‎-ette → ‎diskette

   ‎kitchen + ‎-ette → ‎kitchenette

2. Used to form nouns meaning or implying the female equivalent of.

   ‎bachelor + ‎-ette → ‎bachelorette

   ‎drum major + ‎-ette → ‎drum majorette

   ‎ranger + ‎-ette → ‎Rangerette

   ‎smurf + ‎-ette → ‎Smurfette

3. Used to form nouns meaning an imitation or substitute of something.

   ‎leather + ‎-ette → ‎leatherette

4. (Polari) Used to form nouns with a Polari context or an association with gay subculture.
   • 1967, Barry Took, Marty Feldman, “Gaslight Son of Flicker”, in Round the Horne, spoken by Sandy (Kenneth Williams):

     You may have vada'd one of our tiny bijou masterpiecettes, heartface.

   • 2002, Gilda O'Neill, The Sins Of Their Fathers (Eastend Trilogy; 1):

     'Shame, eh, my little cherry? I was really bonar for him and all. It'll be a lonely old arthur for me tonight as usual. Ah well, let's have another little drinkette then, shall we? And perhaps, Poppett,' he sighed histrionically. 'I'll learn to keep my queeny old polari for them what appreciates it. Or for them what admints it,'

同意語

• (diminutive affix): mini-, micro-, nano-, -ee, -y, -icle/-cule/-ule/-ole
• (female affix): -a, -ess, -ine, -ress, she-, -trix

反意語

• (antonym(s) of “diminutive”): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great
• (antonym(s) of “female affix”): he-

派生語

参考

語源 2

Back-formation from brunette.

接尾辞

-ette

1. (chiefly fan fiction) Used to form nouns meaning a person (especially a woman) with a specific hair color.

   ‎purple + ‎-ette → ‎purplette

   ‎raven + ‎-ette → ‎ravenette

派生語

関連する語

アナグラム

• teet

接尾辞

-ette

1. inflection of -ettan:
   1. first-person singular present/preterite indicative
   2. third-person singular preterite indicative
   3. singular present/preterite subjunctive