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Meaning of -es | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR A2
-ɛs

Definitions

  1. female suffix
    feminine, morpheme, suffix
  2. collective noun
    collective, feminine, morpheme, noun
  3. verb suffix for the first-person singular preterite
    colloquial, morpheme

Equivalents

العربية ـَة
বাংলা -আ -ইনী -ঈ -নী
Dansk -inde
Ελληνικά -ισσα
English -ess
Esperanto -ino
Suomi -tar
Français -e -esse -euse
Gaeilge ban-
עברית ־ה ־ית
हिन्दी -नी
Magyar -ne
Italiano -essa
Kurdî -a -în -inde -ino -ka
Latina -issa -trix
မြန်မာဘာသာ
Nederlands -esse -in
Polski -ka -owa
Português -a -esa
Română -easă -iță
Shqip -éshë
Svenska -inna -ska
Українська -еса

Examples

“athro (“male teacher”) + -es → athrawes (“female teacher”)”
“gweinydd (“waiter”) + -es → gweinyddes (“waitress”)”
“Norwy (“Norway”) + -es → Norwyes (“Norwegian woman”)”
“cadno (“fox”) + -es → cadnawes (“vixen”)”
“brân (“crow”) + -es → branes (“flight of crows”)”
“llong (“ship”) + -es → llynges (“navy, fleet”)”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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