-et

aff. a noun suffix occurring orig. in loanwords from French or Italian, typically diminutives or nouns denoting an example or instance of something, or a group or member of a group having a specified number

bullet; hatchet; islet; turret; doublet; quartet[/ex]

of limited productivity in English

baronet; octet; quintuplet; swimmeret[/ex]

sometimes as a variant of -let before stems ending in syllabic l

eaglet; owlet[/ex]

Compare -ette

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Etymology: ME < OF -et (masc.) or -ette (fem.); or < It -etto, -etta