-ette
small, little; female
French · -ette, -et (diminutive)
From French, -ette makes a small version (kitchenette, statuette) or a female form (usherette). Sometimes it names things we no longer feel as small (cigarette, cassette).
Memory trick
-ette is a tiny etiquette: a small version, politely dressed.
Words from this root
- cigarette (cigar + ette) — a small roll of tobaccoसिगरेट
- kitchenette (kitchen + ette) — a small kitchenछोटी रसोई
- statuette (statue + ette) — a small statueछोटी मूर्ति
- novelette (novel + ette) — a short novelलघु उपन्यास
- launderette (launder + ette) — a shop with washing machinesकपड़े धोने की दुकान
- majorette (major + ette) — a girl who marches in a bandबैंड में मार्च करने वाली लड़की
- suffragette (suffrage + ette) — a woman who fought for voting rightsमहिला मताधिकार कार्यकर्ता
- brunette (brun + ette) — a woman with dark brown hairभूरे बालों वाली महिला
- usherette (usher + ette) — a woman who shows seats in a cinemaसिनेमा में सीट दिखाने वाली
- diskette (disk + ette) — a small floppy diskफ़्लॉपी डिस्क
- cassette (case + ette) — a small box with tape insideकैसेट