-ês
See also: Appendix:Variations of "es"
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
- -ez (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese -es, from Latin -ēnsis. Compare the borrowed doublet -ense.
Pronunciation edit
- Homophones: ex (Brazil), ex- (Brazil)
Suffix edit
-ês m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eses, feminine -esa, feminine plural -esas)
- -ese (forms nouns indicating a native of the place)
- -ese (forms the names of languages spoken in a given place or by a given people)
Suffix edit
-ês (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -esa, masculine plural -eses, feminine plural -esas)
- -ese (forms adjectives describing a particular place)