Meaning of -е | Babel Free
Definitions
- Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a young animal, plant, place name or is used as a collective noun.
- Suffix appended to the truncated stem (up to the second syllable) of a proper name to create a masculine or feminine hypocoristic.
- Suffix appended to the nominal stem to create vocative singular. Used for masculine and neuter a-stems.
Examples
“Катари́на + -е → Ка́те”
“Ма̀рија + -е → Ма́ре”
“Ју̏ра̄ј + -е → Ју́ре”
“Ма̀тија + -е → Ма́те”
“ву̑к + -е → ву̑че (vocative singular)”
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