Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-es

/-iːz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: -es
IPA: /-iːz/

2

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a sibilant (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡ʃ/, or /d͡ʒ/), such as:

suffix

Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a sibilant (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡ʃ/, or /d͡ʒ/), such as:

suffix

Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a sibilant (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡ʃ/, or /d͡ʒ/), such as:

suffix

Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a sibilant (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡ʃ/, or /d͡ʒ/), such as:

suffix

Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a sibilant (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡ʃ/, or /d͡ʒ/), such as:

suffix

Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a sibilant (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡ʃ/, or /d͡ʒ/), such as:

suffix

Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a consonant (or qu) + y

suffix

Used to form the plural of some nouns that end in a consonant + o

Example Sentences

"lady→ladies, soliloquy→soliloquies (but key→keys)"
"tomato→tomatoes (but soprano→sopranos)"
"post→postes /ˈpəʊstɪz/, /ˈpoʊstɪz/ (standard posts)"
"... whereupon king Henry his sonne, as it may appeare by the later clause of this chapter, recouered diuers eschet[s] of lande within this Realme holden by Normans, whiche after they began to adhere to the French king, the kinges enimy[…]"

Etymology

From Middle English -es, from Old English -as. More at -s.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -es, -as, -eþ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /-iːz/

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

How do you pronounce -es?: The recorded pronunciation is /-iːz/.
What does -es mean?: Used to form the regular plural of nouns that end in a sibilant (/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /t͡ʃ/, or /d͡ʒ/), such as:
Where does -es come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce -es

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