"-ης" meaning in Greek

See -ης in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /is/ Forms: -is [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|el|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes|head=|sort=}} -ης • (-is), {{el-ending}} -ης • (-is)
  1. ending of parisyllabic masculine nouns, deriving from ancient 1st declension
    in -ης, -η, plural -ες, -ών, e.g. ναύτης (náftis, “sailor”) < ναύτης
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix-6Fp3setT
  2. ending of parisyllabic masculine nouns, deriving from ancient 1st declension
    in -ής, -ή, plural -ές, -ών, e.g. μαθητής (mathitís, “student”) < μαθητής
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix-~izIb2CA
  3. ending of parisyllabic masculine nouns deriving from ancient 3rd declension Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix-m~q3mn-v
  4. ending of parisyllabic masculine nouns deriving from ancient 3rd declension
    in -ης, -η, plural -εις, -εων e.g. λάτρης (látris, “worshipper”) < λάτρις (“servant -of god”), μάντης (mántis, “seer”) < μάντις, πρύτανης (prýtanis, “rector”) < πρύτανις (“ruler”)
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix-P3qWTPHZ
  5. ending of imparisyllabic masculine nouns deriving from ancient -ιος, -ειος
    in -ης, plural -ηδες e.g. κύρης (kýris, “master”) < κύριος, Βασίλης (Vasílis, “Basel”) < Βασίλειος
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix-GCmHDtJH
  6. ending of imparisyllabic masculine nouns deriving from ancient -ιος, -ειος
    in -ής, plural -ήδες (rare) e.g. πεταλωτής (petalotís, “farrier”) < πεταλώνω from Hellenistic πεταλῶ < ancient πέταλον
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix-OXjd4wpK
  7. ending of imparisyllabic masculine nouns borrowed from Turkish -cı. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix-duJRgJf3
  8. ending of imparisyllabic masculine nouns borrowed from Turkish -cı.
    in -τζής plural -τζήδες e.g. καφετζής (kafetzís, “café owner or waiter”) < Turkish kahveci
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix-flooq7wM

Suffix

IPA: /is/ Forms: -is [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|el|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes|head=|sort=}} -ης • (-is), {{el-ending}} -ης • (-is)
  1. ending of formal adjectives in -ης, -ης, -ες or -ής, -ής, -ές deriving from the corresponding ancient 3rd declension Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix-~Nekrf6V
  2. ending of adjectives in -ης, -α, -ικο deriving from Medieval Greek Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix-zFa7I44n Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 1 16 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 14 2 3 7 8 18 Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 23 3 3 7 9 22
  3. ending of adjectives in -άρης (-áris) plural -άρηδες borrowed from Latin -ārius. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix-Z7JaNl1s
  4. ending of adjectives in -ής, -ιά, -ί and indeclinable -ί, borrowed from Turkish -i (-ι, -u, -ü) and extended to -ής, -ιά, -ί, mainly for names of colours Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix--o5W0LtI

Suffix

IPA: /is/ Forms: -is [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|el|suffix form|g=f}} -ης • (-is) f
  1. genitive singular ending of feminine nouns and adjectives ending in -η deriving from ancient genitive -ης or -ῆς Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix-bdjra6Rp

Suffix

IPA: /is/ Forms: -is [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|el|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes|head=|sort=}} -ης • (-is), {{el-ending}} -ης • (-is)
  1. adverbs in -ής deriving from genitive feminine ending, Hellenistic or Medieval -ῆς. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix-ldXDjvlw

Suffix

IPA: /is/ Forms: -is [romanization], inflectional verb ending [obsolete]
Head templates: {{head|el|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes|head=|sort=}} -ης • (-is), {{el-ending}} -ης • (-is)
  1. ending of 2nd person, singular, subjunctive used until the 1960s, deriving from its ancient -ῃς (-ēis) equivalent Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ης-el-suffix-bndZ~Moq Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 1 16 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 14 2 3 7 8 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 16 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 14 2 3 7 8 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 15 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 14 2 3 7 9 22 Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 23 3 3 7 9 22
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        "ending of parisyllabic masculine nouns, deriving from ancient 1st declension",
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          "λάτρις",
          "λάτρις#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "μάντης",
          "μάντης#Greek"
        ],
        [
          "μάντις",
          "μάντις#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "πρύτανης",
          "πρύτανης#Greek"
        ],
        [
          "πρύτανις",
          "πρύτανις#Ancient_Greek"
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          "-ιος#Ancient_Greek"
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          "-ειος",
          "-ειος#Ancient_Greek"
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        [
          "κύρης",
          "κύρης#Greek"
        ],
        [
          "κύριος",
          "κύριος#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "Βασίλης",
          "Βασίλης#Greek"
        ],
        [
          "Βασίλειος",
          "Βασίλειος#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
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        "ending of imparisyllabic masculine nouns deriving from ancient -ιος, -ειος",
        "in -ής, plural -ήδες (rare) e.g. πεταλωτής (petalotís, “farrier”) < πεταλώνω from Hellenistic πεταλῶ < ancient πέταλον"
      ],
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          "-ιος",
          "-ιος#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "-ειος",
          "-ειος#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "πεταλωτής",
          "πεταλωτής#Greek"
        ],
        [
          "πεταλώνω",
          "πεταλώνω#Greek"
        ],
        [
          "Hellenistic",
          "Hellenistic#English"
        ],
        [
          "πεταλῶ",
          "πεταλῶ#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "πέταλον",
          "πέταλον#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
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        "ending of imparisyllabic masculine nouns borrowed from Turkish -cı."
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          "-cı#Turkish"
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        "ending of imparisyllabic masculine nouns borrowed from Turkish -cı.",
        "in -τζής plural -τζήδες e.g. καφετζής (kafetzís, “café owner or waiter”) < Turkish kahveci"
      ],
      "id": "en--ης-el-suffix-flooq7wM",
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        [
          "imparisyllabic",
          "imparisyllabic#English"
        ],
        [
          "-cı",
          "-cı#Turkish"
        ],
        [
          "-τζής",
          "-τζής"
        ],
        [
          "καφετζής",
          "καφετζής#Greek"
        ],
        [
          "kahveci",
          "kahveci#Turkish"
        ]
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          "text": "e.g. πλήρης (plíris, “full”) < πλήρης, αήθης (aḯthis, “immoral”) < ἀήθης"
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        "ending of formal adjectives in -ης, -ης, -ες or -ής, -ής, -ές deriving from the corresponding ancient 3rd declension"
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        {
          "text": "e.g. ζηλιάρης (ziliáris, “jealous”)"
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    {
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        {
          "text": "e.g. ταβερνιάρης (taverniáris, “taverna owner”)"
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        "ending of adjectives in -άρης (-áris) plural -άρηδες borrowed from Latin -ārius."
      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "e.g. λεμονής (lemonís, “lemon”), καφετής (kafetís, “brownish”)",
          "text": "examples: ασημής (\"silver\"), καφετής, πορτοκαλής - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)"
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          "text": "e.g. της φίλης f (fílis, “friend (female)”) < τῆς φίλης"
        },
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        {
          "text": "e.g. επικεφαλής (epikefalís, “in charge”), καταγής (katagís, “down on the ground”)"
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        "ending of imparisyllabic masculine nouns deriving from ancient -ιος, -ειος",
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          "κύριος#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
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          "Βασίλης",
          "Βασίλης#Greek"
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        "ending of imparisyllabic masculine nouns deriving from ancient -ιος, -ειος",
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          "-ειος",
          "-ειος#Ancient_Greek"
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          "πεταλωτής#Greek"
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          "πεταλώνω#Greek"
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          "Hellenistic",
          "Hellenistic#English"
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          "πέταλον#Ancient_Greek"
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      ],
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "ending of imparisyllabic masculine nouns borrowed from Turkish -cı."
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "ending of imparisyllabic masculine nouns borrowed from Turkish -cı.",
        "in -τζής plural -τζήδες e.g. καφετζής (kafetzís, “café owner or waiter”) < Turkish kahveci"
      ],
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          "-τζής",
          "-τζής"
        ],
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          "καφετζής",
          "καφετζής#Greek"
        ],
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          "kahveci#Turkish"
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          "ref": "e.g. λεμονής (lemonís, “lemon”), καφετής (kafetís, “brownish”)",
          "text": "examples: ασημής (\"silver\"), καφετής, πορτοκαλής - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)"
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