-es
a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from greek:
hyades.
-es2
variant of -s2. in verbs ending in s, z, ch, sh, or post-consonantal y: p-sses; buzzes; pitches; dashes; studies.
-es3
variant of -s3. in nouns ending in s, z, ch, sh, or post-consonantal y, and in nouns in f with v in the plural:
losses; fuzzes; riches; ashes; babies; sheaves.
-es
suffix
for nouns ending in ch, s, sh, z, postconsonantal y, for some nouns ending in a vowel, and nouns in f with v in the plural, a variant of -s1 ashes, heroes, calves
for verbs ending in ch, s, sh, z, postconsonantal y, or a vowel, a variant of -s1 preaches, steadies, echoes
-s1
suffix
forming the plural of most nouns boys, boxes
word origin
-s2
suffix
forming the third person singular present indicative tense of verbs he runs, she washes
word origin
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a suffix forming adjectival derivatives of place names, especially countries or cities; frequently used nominally to denote the inhabitants of the place or their language: faroese; j-panese; vietnamese; viennese . by -n-logy with such language names, -ese, occurs in coinages denoting in a disparaging, often facetious way a characteristic jargon, style, or accent: brooklynese; bureaucratese; […]
- -esis
a suffix of greek origin used to form nouns of action or process: ecesis. -esis suff. condition, action, or process: centesis.