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Meaning of ban- | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
bˠɑn̪ˠ

Definitions

A prefix appended to words to make a female form, similar to -ette or -ess in English

morpheme

Equivalents

العربية ـَة
বাংলা -আ -ইনী -ঈ -নী
Cymraeg -es
Dansk -inde
Ελληνικά -ισσα
English -ess light
Esperanto -ino
Suomi -tar
Français -e -esse -euse
עברית ־ה ־ית
हिन्दी -नी
Magyar -ne
Italiano -essa
Kurdî -a -în -inde -ino -ka
Latina -issa -trix
မြန်မာဘာသာ
Nederlands -esse -in
Polski -ka -owa
Português -a -esa
Română -easă -iță
Shqip -éshë
Svenska -inna -ska
Українська -еса

Examples

“ban- + ab (“abbot”) → ban-ab (“abbess”)”
“ban- + draíodóir (“magician”) → bandraíodóir (“enchantress”)”
“ban- + stiúrthóir (“director; conductor”) → banstiúrthóir (“directress, directrix; conductress”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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