"-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: {{etymon|la|:inh|ine-pro:*-s<id:amphikinetic>|id=nominative}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*-s|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=amphikinetic|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Indo-European *-s, {{inh+|la|ine-pro|*-s|id=amphikinetic}} 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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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ine-pro:*-s<id:amphikinetic>",
        "id": "nominative"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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        "3": "*-s",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "amphikinetic",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-s",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-s",
        "id": "amphikinetic"
      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "-ς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -ς (-s)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-s. Cognate with Ancient Greek -ς (-s).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-s",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin third declension adjectives of one termination",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 36 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix marking the nominative singular form of non-neuter nouns and adjectives in declensions other than the first."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "first",
          "Appendix:Latin first declension"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-s"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 36 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": ":inh",
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        "id": "nominative"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*-s",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "amphikinetic",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-s",
        "id": "amphikinetic"
      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "-ς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -ς (-s)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-s. Cognate with Ancient Greek -ς (-s).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-s",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin suffixes",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin third declension adjectives of one termination",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 36 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix marking the nominative singular form of non-neuter nouns and adjectives in declensions other than the first."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "first",
          "Appendix:Latin first declension"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-s"
}

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