"-es" meaning in Old English

See -es in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /es/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *-as, *-is, from Proto-Indo-European *-es, *-oes (plural ending). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*-as}} Proto-Germanic *-as, {{inh|ang|ine-pro|*-es}} Proto-Indo-European *-es Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -es, {{ang-suffix}} -es
  1. genitive case/possessive marker for a-stem nouns, indicating that an object belongs to the noun Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-ang-suffix-FWFdjNaO Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. used in formation of adverbs, originally from the genitive of masculine and neuter nouns, but later added also to feminine nouns by analogy Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--es-ang-suffix-in1vLTIm Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "-es",
            "3": "-s"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: -es, -s",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: -es, -s"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "-'s",
            "3": "-s",
            "4": "-st",
            "5": "-ce",
            "pos2": "adverbial suffix",
            "pos3": "adverbial suffix",
            "pos4": "as in once, since"
          },
          "expansion": "English: -'s, -s (adverbial suffix), -st (adverbial suffix), -ce (as in once, since)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: -'s, -s (adverbial suffix), -st (adverbial suffix), -ce (as in once, since)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-as"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-as",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-es"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-es",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *-as, *-is, from Proto-Indo-European *-es, *-oes (plural ending).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-es",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-es",
      "name": "ang-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "hund (“dog”) + -es → hundes (“dog's”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "sċipes (“ship”) + -es → sċipes (“ship's”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "genitive case/possessive marker for a-stem nouns, indicating that an object belongs to the noun"
      ],
      "id": "en--es-ang-suffix-FWFdjNaO",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "by day",
          "text": "dæġes (adverb)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "by night",
          "text": "nihtes (adverb)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used in formation of adverbs, originally from the genitive of masculine and neuter nouns, but later added also to feminine nouns by analogy"
      ],
      "id": "en--es-ang-suffix-in1vLTIm",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/es/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-es"
}
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    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English suffixes",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 19 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "3": "-s"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: -es, -s",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: -es, -s"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "-'s",
            "3": "-s",
            "4": "-st",
            "5": "-ce",
            "pos2": "adverbial suffix",
            "pos3": "adverbial suffix",
            "pos4": "as in once, since"
          },
          "expansion": "English: -'s, -s (adverbial suffix), -st (adverbial suffix), -ce (as in once, since)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: -'s, -s (adverbial suffix), -st (adverbial suffix), -ce (as in once, since)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-as"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-as",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-es"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-es",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *-as, *-is, from Proto-Indo-European *-es, *-oes (plural ending).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-es",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-es",
      "name": "ang-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "hund (“dog”) + -es → hundes (“dog's”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "sċipes (“ship”) + -es → sċipes (“ship's”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "genitive case/possessive marker for a-stem nouns, indicating that an object belongs to the noun"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "by day",
          "text": "dæġes (adverb)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "by night",
          "text": "nihtes (adverb)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used in formation of adverbs, originally from the genitive of masculine and neuter nouns, but later added also to feminine nouns by analogy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/es/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-es"
}

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