"es" meaning in English

See es in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Head templates: {{en-head|conj}} es
  1. Pronunciation spelling of as. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: as
    Sense id: en-es-en-conj-JR5jnUDX Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English 2-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 28 21 24 0 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 12 16 0 36 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 29 21 21 0 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

Forms: esses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|esses}} es (plural esses)
  1. Alternative form of ess (the name of the Latin script letter S/s) in compounds such as "es-hook". Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ess (extra: (the name of the Latin script letter S/s) in compounds such as "es-hook") Derived forms: esmirtazapine
    Sense id: en-es-en-noun-3vwrOCb2 Categories (other): Latin letter names, English 2-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 28 21 24 0 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 12 16 0 36 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 29 21 21 0 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English e Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English es From e + -s. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|e|-s|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English e Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English es [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-es", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-s", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "es", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="es"> From e + -s. Head templates: {{head|en|noun forms}} es
  1. (rare) Alternative form of e's. Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: e's
    Sense id: en-es-en-noun-s0Ee0hkB Categories (other): English 2-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms suffixed with -s, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 28 21 24 0 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 12 16 0 36 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 29 21 21 0 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: eses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} es (plural eses)
  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter С / с.
    Sense id: en-es-en-noun-0IyDa1CX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} es
  1. Pronunciation spelling of is. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: is
    Sense id: en-es-en-verb-9G7x0kRP Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English 2-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 28 21 24 0 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 12 16 0 36 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 29 21 21 0 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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