-issa

See also: issa, Issa, and issā

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.sa/, [ˈɪs.sa]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.sa/

Suffix

-issa

(Late Latin) Used to form feminine forms of masculine nouns.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-issa	-issae
genitive	-issae	-issārum
dative	-issae	-issīs
accusative	-issam	-issās
ablative	-issā	-issīs
vocative	-issa	-issae

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-issa'>Latin words suffixed with -issa</a>

archimandritissa (from archimandrita)
prophētissa (from prophēta)
sacerdōtissa (from sacerdōs)

Descendants

Aromanian: -easã
Proto-Brythonic: *-issā
- Welsh: -es
- Breton: -ez
Italian: -essa
Middle French: -esse
- French: -esse
- Middle English: -esse
  - English: -ess

Norman: -êsse
Portuguese: -esa
Romanian: -easă, -esă
Spanish: -esa

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