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French suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -able | meaning: able to be, capable of -lisable, readable |
| -ail | meaning: instrument of -épouvantail, scarecrow |
| -ain, -aine | person, collection, nationality - americain, American |
| -ais, aise -ois,oise -éen, éenne | nationality |
| -teur, -trice | a person that +verb -acteur, actor |
| -atoir, -atoire | meaning: place |
| -é | meaning: characteristic of, profession -bonté, kindness or député, deputy/ MP |
| -ier, -iere -eron, -eure, -euse | |
| -isme | |
| -iste | profession or follower of... |