"-es" meaning in English

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Suffix

IPA: /əz/ (note: after sibilant), /ɪz/ (note: after sibilant), /z/ (note: after vowel sound)
Etymology: From Middle English -es, from Old English -as. More at -s. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-es}} Middle English -es, {{inh|en|ang|-as}} Old English -as, {{m|en|-s}} -s Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -es, {{en-suffix|inflectional}} -es
  1. Used to form the regular plural of nouns that ends in /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡s/, /d͡z/, /t͡ʃ/ or /d͡ʒ/, which may take forms in:
    "(t)ch" (only when pronounced as [tʃ]) — glitch → glitches (but psych → psychs)
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-OWEQRIAw
  2. Used to form the regular plural of nouns that ends in /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡s/, /d͡z/, /t͡ʃ/ or /d͡ʒ/, which may take forms in:
    "(j)j" — hajj → hajjes ("j" is only final in loan words raj, hajj)
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-RE0di1-0
  3. Used to form the regular plural of nouns that ends in /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡s/, /d͡z/, /t͡ʃ/ or /d͡ʒ/, which may take forms in:
    "(s)s(e)" — bus → buses, house → houses, rendezvous → rendezvouses
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-LhrHbSe8
  4. Used to form the regular plural of nouns that ends in /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡s/, /d͡z/, /t͡ʃ/ or /d͡ʒ/, which may take forms in:
    "x" — box → boxes
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-ojWiAEIY
  5. Used to form the regular plural of nouns that ends in /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡s/, /d͡z/, /t͡ʃ/ or /d͡ʒ/, which may take forms in:
    "(z)z" — waltz → waltzes
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-LPJp3dtq
  6. Used to form the regular plural of nouns that ends in /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡s/, /d͡z/, /t͡ʃ/ or /d͡ʒ/, which may take forms in:
    "sh" — ash → ashes
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-vcOAyBo6
  7. Used to form the regular plural of nouns that ends in /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡s/, /d͡z/, /t͡ʃ/ or /d͡ʒ/, which may take forms in:
    "ce" — fence → fences
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-11J7kc-w
  8. Used to form the regular plural of nouns that ends in /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡s/, /d͡z/, /t͡ʃ/ or /d͡ʒ/, which may take forms in:
    "(d)ge" — bridge → bridges, range → ranges
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-9iwupf4A
  9. As well as
    "(consonant)+y" — lady → ladies (but not "(vowel)+y" key → keys)
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-g2-ucq12
  10. As well as
    "o" (in some cases) — tomato → tomatoes (but soprano → sopranos)
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-foNDlsVc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /əz/ (note: after sibilant), /ɪz/ (note: after sibilant), /z/ (note: after vowel sound)
Etymology: From Middle English -es, -is, from Old English -es, -as, Northern variants of -est, -ast (second person singular indicative ending). Replaced Middle English -eth, from Old English -eþ, -aþ. The falling together of the second and third person singular verb forms in Old English is believed to be due to Scandinavian influence, where the employment of the same verbal endings for both 2nd and 3rd singular indicative follows a similar pattern to that seen in Old Norse (e.g. þú masar, hann masar; þú þekkir, hann þekkir; etc.). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-es}} Middle English -es, {{m|enm|-is}} -is, {{der|en|ang|-es}} Old English -es, {{m|ang|-as}} -as, {{m|enm|-est}} -est, {{m|ang|-ast|pos=second person singular indicative ending}} -ast (second person singular indicative ending), {{m|en|-eth}} -eth, {{inh|en|ang|-eþ}} Old English -eþ, {{m|ang|-aþ}} -aþ Head templates: {{head|en|suffix}} -es
  1. Used to form the third person singular present of verbs
    that end in "(t)ch" (only when pronounced as [tʃ]) — impeach → impeaches (but psych → psychs)
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-~YPUsWyg
  2. Used to form the third person singular present of verbs
    that end in "(s)s" — miss → misses
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-UA6-bGgg
  3. Used to form the third person singular present of verbs
    that end in "x" — tax → taxes
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-ujMVGQIB
  4. Used to form the third person singular present of verbs
    that end in "(z)z" — fizz → fizzes
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-dM2uuNh9
  5. Used to form the third person singular present of verbs
    that end in "o" (in some cases) — go → goes (but piano → pianos)
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-~iY7EY6X
  6. Used to form the third person singular present of verbs
    that end in "sh" — wish → wishes
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-SMD9mCjD
  7. Used to form the third person singular present of verbs
    that end in "y" — cry → cries
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-H6zVk3mv
  8. Used to form the third person singular present of verbs
    that end in "ce" — dance → dances
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-QNCQGd5b
  9. Used to form the third person singular present of verbs
    that end in "(d)ge" — bridge → bridges, range → ranges
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-99EruIR5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: /əz/ (note: after sibilant), /ɪz/ (note: after sibilant), /z/ (note: after vowel sound)
Etymology: See -s, -'s. Etymology templates: {{m|en|-s}} -s, {{m|en|-'s}} -'s Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -es, {{en-suffix}} -es
  1. (obsolete, no longer productive) Possessive marker; see -s, -'s. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme, obsolete
    Sense id: en--es-en-suffix-j7p9hUkO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for -es meaning in English (9.8kB)

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