Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese -es, from Latin -ēnsis. Compare the borrowed doublet -ense.

Pronunciation edit

 

Suffix edit

-ês m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eses, feminine -esa, feminine plural -esas)

  1. -ese (forms nouns indicating a native of the place)
    Holanda (Netherlands) + ‎-ês → ‎holandês (Dutchman)
  2. -ese (forms the names of languages spoken in a given place or by a given people)
    Holanda (Netherlands) + ‎-ês → ‎holandês (Dutch language)

Suffix edit

-ês (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -esa, masculine plural -eses, feminine plural -esas)

  1. -ese (forms adjectives describing a particular place)
    Synonyms: -ense, -eiro, -ista, -enho, -ita, -ota
    Holanda (Netherlands) + ‎-ês → ‎holandês (Dutch)

Derived terms edit