-ensis

See also: ensis and Ensis

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “any more recent confirmation?”)

en-, variant of in-, + -sis.^[1]

PronunciationEdit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈen.sis/, [ˈẽːs̠ɪs̠]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈen.sis/, [ˈɛnsis]

SuffixEdit

-ēnsis (neuter -ēnse); third-declension two-termination suffix

Of or from [a place].

Usage notesEdit

The suffix -ēnsis is added to a toponym (especially the name of a town) or to a topographical name, in order to form an adjective.

Examples:

‎Eborācum (“York”) + ‎-ēnsis → ‎eborācēnsis (“of or from York”)

‎castra (“camp”) + ‎-ēnsis → ‎castrēnsis (“of the camp”)

DeclensionEdit

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	-ēnsis	-ēnse	-ēnsēs	-ēnsia
Genitive	-ēnsis		-ēnsium
Dative	-ēnsī		-ēnsibus
Accusative	-ēnsem	-ēnse	-ēnsēs -ēnsīs	-ēnsia
Ablative	-ēnsī		-ēnsibus
Vocative	-ēnsis	-ēnse	-ēnsēs	-ēnsia

Derived termsEdit

Latin words suffixed with -ensis

DescendantsEdit

→ Albanian: -esh
Catalan: -ès, (Valencian) -és
Franco-Provençal: -ês
Galician: -és
→ Galician: -ense
Italian: -ese
→ Italian: -ense
Occitan: -és
Old French: -eis
- → English: -ese
- French: -ais, -ois
  - → Romanian: -ez
- Norman: -ais, -ouais
Portuguese: -ês
→ Portuguese: -ense
Sicilian: -isi, -isa
Spanish: -és
→ Spanish: -ense

ReferencesEdit

^ Nutt, D. (1891): The Classical Review, Volume 5, p. 297

[1] Nutt, D. (1891): The Classical Review, Volume 5, p. 297

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