French suffix

-âtre

approximative / pejorative

Register

native

Productivity

mid

attaches to a sizeable but bounded set

Attaches to

ADJ

Status

Establisheddraft

tlfi

Words built with -âtre

jaunâtre
somewhat yellow
jaune+-âtre

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

  • -ish
    register-matched functional equivalent

French

this affix: -âtre

    Hindi

    • -सा
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Telugu

    Tamil