What is the meaning of -es?
Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a sibilant (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡s/, /d͡z/, /t͡ʃ/ or /d͡ʒ/), such as:
- (t)ch, when pronounced as /tʃ/: glitch→glitches (but psych→psychs)
- (j)j: hajj→hajjes (j is only final in loan words raj, hajj)
- (s)s: bus→buses, rendezvous→rendezvouses
- x: box→boxes
- (z)z: waltz→waltzes
- sh: ash→ashes
(t)ch, when pronounced as /tʃ/: glitch→glitches (but psych→psychs)
(j)j: hajj→hajjes (j is only final in loan words raj, hajj)
(s)s: bus→buses, rendezvous→rendezvouses
Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a consonant (or qu) + y:
Used for form the plural of some nouns that end in a consonant + o:
Used to form the third person singular present indicative of regular verbs:
- that end in (t)ch pronounced as /tʃ/: impeach→impeaches (but psych→psychs)
- that end in (s)s: miss→misses
- that end in x: tax→taxes
- that end in (z)z: fizz→fizzes
- that end in consonant + o in some cases: go→goes (but radio→radios)
- that end in sh: wish→wishes
- that end in consonant (or qu) + y: cry→cries (but buy→buys)
that end in (t)ch pronounced as /tʃ/: impeach→impeaches (but psych→psychs)
that end in consonant + o in some cases: go→goes (but radio→radios)
that end in consonant (or qu) + y: cry→cries (but buy→buys)
Possessive marker; see -s, -'s.
Forms masculine abstract nouns
Plural ending
Forms verbal nouns
Forms feminine nouns
creates the female form of persons or occupations, as English -ess
belonging to. (Ending for genitive correlatives.)
forms the second-person singular present indicative form of a verb
forms the second-person singular present subjunctive form of a verb
Alternative form of -s (genitive ending)
Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning "having something, a quality"; sometimes referred to as ornative.
Added to a noun to form an occupation or a collective noun.
Added to a cardinal number to form a digit or figure, cf. the relevant template.
used to form a third-declension feminine abstract noun designating the result of an action from a verb root or conceived root form
used to form third-declension nouns, most of which have senses along the lines of 'one who goes (by)'
second-person singular present active subjunctive of -ō
nominative/accusative/vocative masculine/feminine plural of -s
Alternative form of -yssh
Alternative form of -esse (-ess)
genitive case/possessive marker for a-stem nouns, indicating that an object belongs to the noun
used in formation of adverbs, originally from the genitive of masculine and neuter nouns, but later added also to feminine nouns by analogy
possessive marker, indicating that an object belongs to the noun
used in formation of adverbs
Used to form the regular plural of nouns.
forms the 2-person singular present indicative of 2 and 3 conjugation verbs
forms the 2-person singular present subjunctive of 1 conjugation verbs
forms the 2-person singular negative imperative of 1 conjugation verbs
forms the plural of nouns and adjectives ending in -r, -z, stressed -s and of some ending in -n
-son (a suffix added to a given name to form a patronymic surname)
desinence used to form the singular accusative case of oikoclitic (pre-European) masculine animate nouns
suffix indicating the plural of nouns and adjectives ending in certain consonants (most often -l, -r, -n, -d, -z, -j, -s, -x, -ch, with some exceptions).
suffix indicating the second-person singular present indicative of -er and -ir verbs.
suffix indicating the second-person singular present subjunctive of -ar verbs
Marks the present tense passive of verbs of the second and fourth conjugations (weak and strong -er verbs respectively) that have stems ending in s.
-ese; forms a nationality from the name of a country.
female suffix
collective noun
verb suffix for the first-person singular preterite
Used to form possessive pronouns from possessive determiners
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