-έζος
Greek
Etymology
From Italian -ese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈezos/
Suffix
-έζος • (-ézos) m (feminine -έζα)
- added to a country, region or city to create (proper) nouns denoting a male resident, citizen or native; -ese, -er:
- Κίνα (Kína, “China”) + -έζος (-ézos) → Κινέζος (Kinézos, “Chinese”)
- Ιαπωνία (Iaponía, “Japan”) + -έζος (-ézos) → Γιαπωνέζος (Giaponézos, “Japanese”)
- Βιέννη (Viénni, “Vienna”) + -έζος (-ézos) → Βιεννέζος (Viennézos, “Viennese”)
Declension
declension of -έζος
singular | plural | |
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nominative | -έζος • | -έζοι • |
genitive | -έζου • | -έζων • |
accusative | -έζο • | -έζους • |
vocative | -έζε • | -έζοι • |
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Greek_words_suffixed_with_-%CE%AD%CE%B6%CE%BF%CF%82' title='Category:Greek words suffixed with -έζος'>Greek words suffixed with -έζος</a>