-esa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "esa"

Catalan

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-esa f

1. feminine of -ès (Valencian: -és)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin -itia. Doublet of -ícia, a learned borrowing.

Suffix

-esa f

1. forms nouns, from adjectives or nouns, denoting a quality or state; -ity; -ness

   ‎franc (“frank, free”) + ‎-esa → ‎franquesa (“frankness”)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -esa

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -eza (obsolete), -êza (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.zɐ/

Suffix

-esa

1. feminine singular of -ês

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -esa

Spanish

Etymology

From -és +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈesa/ [ˈe.sa]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: -e‧sa

Suffix

-esa f (noun-forming suffix, plural -esas)

1. female equivalent of -és

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -esa

Suffix

-esa f (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)

1. feminine singular of -és: -ese, -ish, -an, -ian

Further reading

• “-esa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28