-etteとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /ɛt/

接尾辞

-ette

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

   ‎cigar + ‎-ette → ‎cigarette

   ‎kitchen + ‎-ette → ‎kitchenette

   ‎disk + ‎-ette → ‎diskette

4. Used to form nouns meaning the female equivalent of.

   ‎major + ‎-ette → ‎majorette

   ‎bachelor + ‎-ette → ‎bachelorette

   ‎smurf + ‎-ette → ‎Smurfette

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

   ‎leather + ‎-ette → ‎leatherette

8. (Polari) Used to form nouns with a Polari context or an association with gay subculture.
   • 1967, Barry Took and 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, O'Neill, Gilda, 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, -rix, she-

反意語

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

派生語

参考

アナグラム

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