Meanings

  1. used to form nouns from adjectives, sometimes with umlaut of the root vowel; the nouns express the quality of the adjective

    stark (“strong”) + -e → Stärke (“strength”)

13 more meanings

Suffix

  1. forms instrument nouns

    anzeigen (“to display, indicate”) + -e → Anzeige (“display, advert”)

  2. colloquialforms action nouns

    abzocken (“to rip off”) + -e → Abzocke (“rip-off”)

  3. colloquialused to form two-syllable clippings from feminine nouns

    Frisur (“haircut”) + -e → Frise

Suffix

  1. used to form the plural of some nouns; usually triggering umlaut of the root vowel in masculines and feminines, but not in neuters

    Baum (“tree”) + -e → Bäume (“trees”)

  2. used to form the dative of strong masculine and neuter nouns ending in a stressed syllable

    das Haus (“house”) → dem Hause (usually: dem Haus)

  3. used to form various declined adjective forms, notably the nominative/accusative feminine singular

    schön → die schöne Frau

  4. used to form the 1st person singular present indicative (and subjunctive) of a verb

    gehen (geh- + -en) → ich gehe (colloquial or poetic: ich geh)

  5. used to form the 3rd person singular present subjunctive of a verb

    gehen → er gehe

  6. used to form the 1st and 3rd person singular past subjunctive of a verb

    ging → ich ginge, er ginge

Suffix

  1. derives demonyms from names of regions and countries

    Schweden (“Sweden”) + -e → Schwede (“Swede”)

  2. -ist; derives personal nouns from terms for scientific fields of Greek origin

    Ornithologie (“ornithology”) + -e → Ornithologe (“ornithologist”)

  3. derives alternative forms of certain personal nouns, particularly of weak loanwords

    Katholik + -e → Katholike

  4. directly derives loanwords of personal nouns

    Dutch matroos + -e → Matrose