Stems Flashcards
-EUR
ONE WHO DOES, MASC., an abstract noun ending
-EUSE
ONE WHO DOES, FEM.
-ET
MASC. DIM. ENDING
ETTE
FEM. DIM. ENDING
-é
MASC. PAST PARTICIPLE (-ed), USUALLY USED FOR ADJS
-ée
FEM. PAST PARTICIPLE (-ed), USUALLY USED FOR NOUNS;
eau
DIM. ENDING, MASC., FROM -EL in Old French (Latin -ellus)
ELLE
DIM. ENDING, FEM., from Latin -ella
-OT
DIM. ENDING, MASC.
-OTTE
DIM. ENDING, FEM.
-URE
ACTION, PROCESS, NON-HUMAN (-EUR V. -URE)
-ANT
ADJ ENDING, PRESENT PARTICIPLE (-ING) – ONLY ONE!
-MENT
ABSTRACT NOUN ENDING (-ment in English)
-ERIE
A PLACE FOR DOING STH., BEHAVIOR (= -ERY);
EM- (+b, p)/EN-
IN, ON [can ask]
IM- (+b, p)/IN-
NOT – nasalized \a\
-IER
ONE WHO DOES (MASC.), SILENT R; “ee-yay”
-IERE
ONE WHO DOES (FEM.); \R\;
-AIS
masc. of or from a place
aise
fem. of/from a place
-ois
masc. of/from a place
-oise
fem. of/from a place
-able
able
-ade
act, action
-age
action, progress
-ain
masc. -an
-aine
fem. English -an
-aire
one who does
-ance
noun ending
-ence
noun ending
-ard
one who does
blanc-
white
bois-
wood
bon
good
bouch-
mouth(bucc-)
chant
sing (cant-)
chauss
shoe, pave