-ensis
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
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en-, variant of in-, + -sis.[1]
PronunciationEdit
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 (“of or from [a place]”) → eborācēnsis (“of or from York”)
- castra (“camp”) + -ēnsis (“of or from [a place]”) → castrēnsis (“of the camp”)
DeclensionEdit
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
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
DescendantsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Nutt, D. (1891): The Classical Review, Volume 5, p. 297