-ies
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English
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ies
- variant of -es for the plural forms of nouns ending in a consonant + y; equivalent to (dropped y) + (-i- + -es).
- Used to form the third person singular of the indicative of verbs ending in consonant + y.
Anagrams
[edit]Afrikaans
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Dutch -isch, from German -isch.
Suffix
[edit]-ies
- -ic, -ory, -ian; Used to create adjectives from nouns, primarily of Latin and Greek origin
- -ly, -like; Used to create adverbs from nouns, primarily of Latin and Greek origin
- krities ― critically
Derived terms
[edit]Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From -i (adjective-forming suffix) + -es (adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ies
- (adjective-forming suffix) reminding of, appropriate to, characteristic of (added to a noun to form an adjective)
- kísértet (“ghost”) + -ies → kísérteties (“ghostly”)
Usage notes
[edit]- (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:
- -ias is added to back-vowel words
- -ies is added to front-vowel words
Declension
[edit]Inflection of -ies | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | -ies | -iesek |
accusative | -ieset -iest |
-ieseket |
dative | -iesnek | -ieseknek |
instrumental | -iessel | -iesekkel |
causal-final | -iesért | -iesekért |
translative | -iessé | -iesekké |
terminative | -iesig | -iesekig |
essive-formal | -iesként | -iesekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | -iesben | -iesekben |
superessive | -iesen | -ieseken |
adessive | -iesnél | -ieseknél |
illative | -iesbe | -iesekbe |
sublative | -iesre | -iesekre |
allative | -ieshez | -iesekhez |
elative | -iesből | -iesekből |
delative | -iesről | -iesekről |
ablative | -iestől | -iesektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
-iesé | -ieseké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
-ieséi | -iesekéi |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /i.eːs/, [ieːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.es/, [ies] (stressed on antepenult)
Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Italic *-jēs. According to Steinbauer, from hysterokinetic Proto-Indo-European *-yḗh₂s ~ *-ih₂és.
Alternative forms
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-iēs f (genitive -iēī); fifth declension
Declension
[edit]Fifth-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | -iēs | -iēs |
genitive | -iēī | -iērum |
dative | -iēī | -iēbus |
accusative | -iem | -iēs |
ablative | -iē | -iēbus |
vocative | -iēs | -iēs |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-iēs
- Used to form frequency adverbs, usually from a number and having the meaning "N times"
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms borrowed from German
- Afrikaans terms derived from German
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans suffixes
- Afrikaans adjective-forming suffixes
- Afrikaans adverb-forming suffixes
- Afrikaans terms with usage examples
- Hungarian compound suffixes
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hungarian/ɛʃ
- Rhymes:Hungarian/ɛʃ/2 syllables
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian suffixes
- Hungarian adjective-forming suffixes
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin lemmas
- Latin suffixes
- Latin noun-forming suffixes
- Latin fifth declension suffixes
- Latin feminine suffixes in the fifth declension
- Latin feminine suffixes
- Latin adverb-forming suffixes