The -ette suffix is normally applied to women, not objects designed specifically for women. Thus suffragette, your dudette, usherette and the like. The French language uses -ette to feminise …

For a male counterpart to "damsel", see here: What is the male equivalent of “damsel”? There is no suffix that I know of. In French, -et is a masculine suffix (as in the word "valet"); -ette is the …

Oct 28, 2024 · 2 Early dictionary coverage of 'snipe' in the sense of 'partially smoked cigar (ette)' James Maitland, The American Slang Dictionary (1891) has this relevant entry for snipe from …

Feb 5, 2016 · Here are a couple of examples. -ette (or -et) is often used as a diminutive suffix (kitchenette, cigarette) but could denote a feminine form (suffragette or majorette) or …

Nov 9, 2011 · I am sending a formal letter to a recipient by registered post and e-mail. Is it convention to include within the e-mail/PDF such text like: "As sent via post on " or something …

Jan 10, 2011 · If etc. occurs at the end of a sentence, then you do not add another period. It's all about apples, oranges, bananas, etc. However, if etc. occurs at the end of a clause, you can …

Dec 30, 2015 · Yes, in Old English there were suffixes that were commonly used to change nouns into diminutive nouns, similar to the French -et, -ette, and the Italian -etto, and -ino.

Mar 19, 2015 · I don't believe there is any single word (either for male or female). Instead, there are a number of words, and which one (if any) is appropriate depends on factors such as what …

I would say gentle-man is the masculin equivalent of damsel, because it implies the idea of chevalry, of noble intentions, that goes well with the Middle Ages code of honor. Damsels are …

The reason to ask this question is an argument with my friend: what's right, approach to caching or approach for caching? (Caching in the software engineering sense) (But I'd like to hear …