-ês

-ês

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -ez (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese -es, from Latin -ēnsis. Compare the borrowed doublet -ense.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe(j)s/ [ˈe(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe(j)s/ [ˈe(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈe(j)ʃ/ [ˈe(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ/

• Homophones: ex (Brazil), ex- (Brazil)

Suffix

-ês m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eses, feminine -esa, feminine plural -esas)

1. -ese (forms nouns indicating a native of the place)

   ‎Holanda (“Netherlands”) + ‎-ês → ‎holandês (“Dutchman”)

2. -ese (forms the names of languages spoken in a given place or by a given people)

   ‎Holanda (“Netherlands”) + ‎-ês → ‎holandês (“Dutch language”)

Suffix

-ês (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -esa, masculine plural -eses, feminine plural -esas)

1. -ese (forms adjectives describing a particular place)

   ‎Holanda (“Netherlands”) + ‎-ês → ‎holandês (“Dutch”)

   Synonyms: -ense, -eiro, -ista, -enho, -ita, -ota

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ês