"-ης" meaning in Ancient Greek

See -ης in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɛːs/, /is/, /is/, /ɛːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /e̝s/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /is/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /is/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /is/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *-ēs, from masculine *-s over *-os ~ -es- neuter substantive nouns. Afterwards used freely. Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|inh|ine-pro>*-ēs>adjectival suffix|id=adjectival suffix}}, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*-ēs}} Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Inflection templates: {{grc-adecl|-ης|-ες|dial=epi}}, {{grc-adecl|-ης|-ες}} Forms: -ēs [romanization], -ες [neuter], Epic declension-3 [table-tags], -ης [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], -ες [neuter, nominative, singular], -ει [dual, feminine, masculine, nominative], -εε [dual, feminine, masculine, nominative], -ει [dual, neuter, nominative], -εε [dual, neuter, nominative], -εις [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], -εες [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], -εᾰ [neuter, nominative, plural], -εος [feminine, genitive, masculine, singular], -ευς [feminine, genitive, masculine, singular], -εος [genitive, neuter, singular], -ευς [genitive, neuter, singular], -οιν [dual, feminine, genitive, masculine], -οιν [dual, genitive, neuter], -έων [feminine, genitive, masculine, plural], -έων [genitive, neuter, plural], -ει [dative, feminine, masculine, singular], -εῐ̈ [dative, feminine, masculine, singular], -ει [dative, neuter, singular], -εῐ̈ [dative, neuter, singular], -οιν [dative, dual, feminine, masculine], -οιν [dative, dual, neuter], -εσῐ [dative, feminine, masculine, plural], -εσῐν [dative, feminine, masculine, plural], -esĭ [dative, feminine, masculine, plural], -esĭn [dative, feminine, masculine, plural], -εσῐ [dative, neuter, plural], -εσῐν [dative, neuter, plural], -esĭ [dative, neuter, plural], -esĭn [dative, neuter, plural], -εᾰ [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], -ες [accusative, neuter, singular], -ει [accusative, dual, feminine, masculine], -εε [accusative, dual, feminine, masculine], -ει [accusative, dual, neuter], -εε [accusative, dual, neuter], -εᾰς [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], -εᾰ [accusative, neuter, plural], -ες [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], -ες [neuter, singular, vocative], -ει [dual, feminine, masculine, vocative], -εε [dual, feminine, masculine, vocative], -ει [dual, neuter, vocative], -εε [dual, neuter, vocative], -εις [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], -εες [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], -εᾰ [neuter, plural, vocative], -έως [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], -έστερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], -έστᾰτος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], -ης [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], -ες [neuter, nominative, singular], -ει [dual, feminine, masculine, nominative], -ει [dual, neuter, nominative], -εις [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], [neuter, nominative, plural], -ους [feminine, genitive, masculine, singular], -ους [genitive, neuter, singular], -οιν [dual, feminine, genitive, masculine], -οιν [dual, genitive, neuter], -ων [feminine, genitive, masculine, plural], -ων [genitive, neuter, plural], -ει [dative, feminine, masculine, singular], -ει [dative, neuter, singular], -οιν [dative, dual, feminine, masculine], -οιν [dative, dual, neuter], -εσῐ [dative, feminine, masculine, plural], -εσῐν [dative, feminine, masculine, plural], -esĭ [dative, feminine, masculine, plural], -esĭn [dative, feminine, masculine, plural], -εσῐ [dative, neuter, plural], -εσῐν [dative, neuter, plural], -esĭ [dative, neuter, plural], -esĭn [dative, neuter, plural], [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], -ες [accusative, neuter, singular], -ει [accusative, dual, feminine, masculine], -ει [accusative, dual, neuter], -εις [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], [accusative, neuter, plural], -ες [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], -ες [neuter, singular, vocative], -ει [dual, feminine, masculine, vocative], -ει [dual, neuter, vocative], -εις [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], [neuter, plural, vocative], -ως [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], -έστερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], -έστᾰτος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative]
  1. Forms third-declension adjectives with stems in -εσ- (-es-); very common in compounds. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-grc-suffix-vURQLZiS

Suffix

IPA: /ɛːs/, /is/, /is/, /ɛːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /e̝s/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /is/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /is/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /is/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *-ēs, from masculine *-s over *-os ~ -es- neuter substantive nouns. Afterwards used freely. Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|inh|ine-pro>*-ēs>adjectival suffix|id=adjectival suffix}}, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*-ēs}} Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Head templates: {{grc-noun|-ους|m|third|gen2=-εος}} -ης • (-ēs) m (genitive -ους or -εος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|-ης|-ους|dial=epi}}, {{grc-decl|-ης|-ους}} Forms: -ēs [romanization], -ους [genitive], -εος [genitive], Epic declension-3 [table-tags], -ης [nominative, singular], -ει [dual, nominative], -εε [dual, nominative], -εις [nominative, plural], -εες [nominative, plural], -εος [genitive, singular], -ευς [genitive, singular], -οιν [dual, genitive], -έων [genitive, plural], -ει [dative, singular], -εῐ̈ [dative, singular], -οιν [dative, dual], -εσῐ [dative, plural], -εσῐν [dative, plural], -esĭ [dative, plural], -esĭn [dative, plural], -εᾰ [accusative, singular], -ει [accusative, dual], -εε [accusative, dual], -εᾰς [accusative, plural], -ες [singular, vocative], -ει [dual, vocative], -εε [dual, vocative], -εις [plural, vocative], -εες [plural, vocative], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], -ης [nominative, singular], -ει [dual, nominative], -εις [nominative, plural], -ους [genitive, singular], -οιν [dual, genitive], -ων [genitive, plural], -ει [dative, singular], -οιν [dative, dual], -εσῐ [dative, plural], -εσῐν [dative, plural], -esĭ [dative, plural], -esĭn [dative, plural], [accusative, singular], -ει [accusative, dual], -εις [accusative, plural], -ες [singular, vocative], -ει [dual, vocative], -εις [plural, vocative]
  1. Forms third-declension proper nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-grc-suffix-v4koql5k Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek suffixes with multiple genders Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 25 75 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek suffixes with multiple genders: 15 85
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    {
      "form": "-έων",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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      "form": "-οιν",
      "roman": "-oin",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-εσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-esĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-esĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εᾰ",
      "roman": "-eă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ες",
      "roman": "-es",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εε",
      "roman": "-ee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εε",
      "roman": "-ee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εᾰς",
      "roman": "-eăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εᾰ",
      "roman": "-eă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ες",
      "roman": "-es",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ες",
      "roman": "-es",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εε",
      "roman": "-ee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εε",
      "roman": "-ee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εις",
      "roman": "-eis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εες",
      "roman": "-ees",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εᾰ",
      "roman": "-eă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-έως",
      "roman": "-éōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-έστερος",
      "roman": "-ésteros",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-έστᾰτος",
      "roman": "-éstătos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ης",
      "roman": "-ēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ες",
      "roman": "-es",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εις",
      "roman": "-eis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-η",
      "roman": "-ē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ους",
      "roman": "-ous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ους",
      "roman": "-ous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-οιν",
      "roman": "-oin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-οιν",
      "roman": "-oin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ων",
      "roman": "-ōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ων",
      "roman": "-ōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-οιν",
      "roman": "-oin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-οιν",
      "roman": "-oin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-esĭ",
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ες",
      "roman": "-es",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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    {
      "form": "-ει",
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        "dual",
        "neuter"
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      "roman": "-eis",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ες",
      "roman": "-es",
      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    {
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      "roman": "-es",
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        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
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        "masculine",
        "vocative"
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        "neuter",
        "vocative"
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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        "plural",
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        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-έστερος",
      "roman": "-ésteros",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
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      "form": "-έστᾰτος",
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        "masculine",
        "neuter",
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      "ipa": "/is/",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "-εᾰ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
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        "dual"
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        "plural"
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        "vocative"
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    {
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        "vocative"
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    {
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        "vocative"
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        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "-εες",
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        "vocative"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "dual"
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        "singular"
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        "dual"
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        "vocative"
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    {
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      "ipa": "/is/"
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      "ipa": "/is/"
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      "ipa": "/is/",
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      "ipa": "/is/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/is/",
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        "neuter"
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, “might”) + -ης (-ēs) → -κρᾰτής (-krătḗs, “-crates”)",
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      "ipa": "/is/",
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-ēs"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-ēs",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *-ēs, from masculine *-s over *-os ~ -es- neuter substantive nouns. Afterwards used freely.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ēs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ους",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ης",
      "roman": "-ēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εε",
      "roman": "-ee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εις",
      "roman": "-eis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εες",
      "roman": "-ees",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εος",
      "roman": "-eos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ευς",
      "roman": "-eus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-οιν",
      "roman": "-oin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-έων",
      "roman": "-éōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εῐ̈",
      "roman": "-eĭ̈",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-οιν",
      "roman": "-oin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-esĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-esĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εᾰ",
      "roman": "-eă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εε",
      "roman": "-ee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εᾰς",
      "roman": "-eăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ες",
      "roman": "-es",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εε",
      "roman": "-ee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εις",
      "roman": "-eis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εες",
      "roman": "-ees",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ης",
      "roman": "-ēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εις",
      "roman": "-eis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ους",
      "roman": "-ous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-οιν",
      "roman": "-oin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ων",
      "roman": "-ōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-οιν",
      "roman": "-oin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-esĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-esĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-η",
      "roman": "-ē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εις",
      "roman": "-eis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ες",
      "roman": "-es",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ει",
      "roman": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-εις",
      "roman": "-eis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ους",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "gen2": "-εος"
      },
      "expansion": "-ης • (-ēs) m (genitive -ους or -εος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ης",
        "2": "-ους",
        "dial": "epi"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ης",
        "2": "-ους"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "κλέος (kléos, “fame, glory”) + -ης (-ēs) → -κλέης (-kléēs, “-klees”) → -κλῆς (-klês)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, “might”) + -ης (-ēs) → Κρᾰ́της (Krắtēs), -κρᾰ́της (-krắtēs)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "μένος (ménos, “might”) + -ης (-ēs) → -μένης (-ménēs, “-menes”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "σθένος (sthénos, “strength”) + -ης (-ēs) → -σθένης (-sthénēs, “-sthenes”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms third-declension proper nouns."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "third-declension",
          "Appendix:Ancient Greek third declension#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/is/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/is/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/is/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/is/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/is/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ης"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -ης meaning in Ancient Greek (20.2kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: -ης/Ancient Greek 'Number' base_tags={'E', 'c', 'd', 'p', 'l', 'n', 'e', 's', '-', 'o', '3', 'i'}",
  "path": [
    "-ης"
  ],
  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ης",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: -ης/Ancient Greek 'Number' base_tags={'c', 'd', 't', 'l', 'n', 'e', 's', '-', 'o', 'A', '3', 'i'}",
  "path": [
    "-ης"
  ],
  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ης",
  "trace": ""
}

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