-eshë

Albanian

Etymology

From Late Latin -issa. Compare Romanian -easă, Italian -essa.

Suffix

-éshë f (noun forming)

1. forms female equivalents to male nouns. -ess

   Synonym: -onjë

   ‎lúan (“lion”) + ‎-eshë → ‎luanéshë (“lioness”)

   ‎múrg (“monk”) + ‎-eshë → ‎murgéshë (“nun”)

   ‎búrrë (“man”) + ‎-eshë → ‎burrnéshë (“sworn virgin”)

Derived terms

Albanian terms suffixed with -eshë