-esa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

-esa f

1. feminine of -ès (Valencian: -és)

Inherited from Latin -itia. Doublet of -ícia, a learned borrowing.

-esa f

1. forms nouns, from adjectives or nouns, denoting a quality or state; -ity; -ness

   ‎franc (“frank, free”) + ‎-esa → ‎franquesa (“frankness”)

• -eza (obsolete), -êza (obsolete)

-esa

1. feminine singular of -ês

From -és +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): /ˈesa/ [ˈe.sa]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: -e‧sa

-esa f (noun-forming suffix, plural -esas)

1. female equivalent of -és

-esa f (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)

1. feminine singular of -és: -ese, -ish, -an, -ian

• “-esa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28