-ες

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-es. Cognate with Latin -es. Displaced by -αι (-ai) and -οι (-oi) except in the third declension.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /es/ → /es/ → /es/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /es/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /es/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /es/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /es/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /es/

Suffix

-ες • (-es)

1. nominative/vocative plural of -ς (-s)