-ième

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French -iesme, from Old French -esme, from Latin -ēsimus, via Vulgar Latin *-ĕsimus with irregular short *-e-, with analogy with ordinal numbers of tens like vīcēsimus or trīcēsimus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɛm/ === Suffix === -ième (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ièmes) -st, -nd, and -th; forms ordinal numbers quatrième ― fourth ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ====