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-ienne

-ienne suffix: indicates a female variant of a noun ending in -ian.

Suffix

-ienne (noun-forming suffix, plural -iennes)

  1. indicates a female variant of a noun ending in -ian

Forms of -ienne

plural-iennes

Origin of -ienne

Borrowed from French -ienne, feminine of -ien (“-ian”).

Questions about -ienne

What does -ienne mean?
-ienne means indicates a female variant of a noun ending in -ian.
What part of speech is -ienne?
-ienne is a suffix.

Words near -ienne in the dictionary

  1. -idion
  2. -idium
  3. -ido
  4. -ie
  5. -ied
  6. -ienne
  7. -iennes
  8. -ier
  9. -ies
  10. -iest
  11. -iety

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