"-s" meaning in Latin

See -s in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-s. Cognate with Ancient Greek -ς (-s). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*-s|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Indo-European *-s, {{inh+|la|ine-pro|*-s}} Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-s, {{cog|grc|-ς}} Ancient Greek -ς (-s) Head templates: {{head|la|suffix}} -s
  1. suffix marking the nominative singular form of non-neuter nouns and adjectives in declensions other than the first. Tags: morpheme

Inflected forms

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