"-ez" meaning in Spanish

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          "text": "Enrique + -ez → Enríquez",
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        {
          "text": "Lope + -ez → López",
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        {
          "text": "Gutierre + -ez → Gutiérrez",
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          "text": "Sancho + -ez → Sánchez",
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          "text": "estúpido (“stupid”) + -ez → estupidez (“stupidity”)",
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          "text": "gigante (“huge”) + -ez → gigantez (“hugeness”)",
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        {
          "text": "estúpido (“stupid”) + -ez → estupidez (“stupidity”)",
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