~ 1
■ suffix forming nouns which were originally diminutives: parrot.
Origin
from Fr.
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~ 2
■ suffix (forming nouns) denoting a person of a particular type: idiot.
↘denoting a native of a place: Cypriot.
Origin
via Fr. and L. from Gk ōtēs .
~ 1
■ suffix forming nouns which were originally diminutives: parrot.
Origin
from Fr.
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~ 2
■ suffix (forming nouns) denoting a person of a particular type: idiot.
↘denoting a native of a place: Cypriot.
Origin
via Fr. and L. from Gk ōtēs .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004