Definition
A small amount gathered or accumulated; a diminutive form suggesting a modest collection or heap.
Etymology
From amass with the French diminutive suffix -ette (meaning 'small' or 'little'). This suffix came into English through French and is used to indicate a smaller or more delicate version of something.
Kelly Says
The -ette suffix is how French speakers make things cute—baguette, cassette, palette—and English borrowed this trick, which is why a small or delicate woman might be called a 'brunette' or we have 'kitchenette' apartments.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
ARالعربية
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
BNবাংলা
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
CACatalà
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
CSČeština
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
DADansk
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
DEDeutsch
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
ELΕλληνικά
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
ESEspañol
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
FAفارسی
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
FISuomi
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
FRFrançais
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
GUGU
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
HAHA
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
HEעברית
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
HIहिन्दी
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
HUMagyar
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
IDBahasa Indonesia
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
IGIG
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
ITItaliano
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
JA日本語
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
KKKK
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
KMKM
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
KO한국어
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
MRMR
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
MSBahasa Melayu
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
MYမြန်မာ
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
NLNederlands
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
NONorsk
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
PAPA
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
PLPolski
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
PTPortuguês
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
RORomână
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
RUРусский
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
SVSvenska
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
SWKiswahili
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
TAதமிழ்
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
TEతెలుగు
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
THไทย
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
TLTL
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
TRTürkçe
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
UKУкраїнська
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
URاردو
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
VITiếng Việt
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
YOYO
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
ZH中文
amassette
ah-ma-set-te
ZUZU
amassette
ah-ma-set-te