-ies

== English == === Suffix === -ies Variant of -es for the plural forms of nouns ending in a consonant + y; equivalent to (dropped y) + (-i- + -es). country, countries; party, parties; colloquy, colloquies; wy, wies. Used to form the third person singular in the present indicative of verbs ending in a consonant + y. objectify, objectifies; parry, parries. Alternative form of -sies. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === -ise, -sie, EIS, EIs, ESI, I'se, ISE, sei, sie == Afrikaans == === Alternative forms === -s, -ties, -ities === Etymology === Inherited from Dutch -isch, from German -isch. === Suffix === -ies -ic, -ory, -ian; Used to create adjectives from nouns, primarily of Latin and Greek origin Synonym: -iek ‎motor + ‎-ies → ‎motories (“motoric”) ‎sensor + ‎-ies → ‎sensories (“sensory”) ‎utopia + ‎-ies → ‎utopies (“utopian”) -ly, -like; Used to create adverbs from nouns, primarily of Latin and Greek origin krities ― critically ==== Derived terms ==== == Hungarian == === Etymology === From -i (adjective-forming suffix) +‎ -es (adjective-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ijɛʃ] Rhymes: -ɛʃ === Suffix === -ies (adjective-forming suffix) reminding of, appropriate to, characteristic of (added to a noun to form an adjective) ‎kísértet (“ghost”) + ‎-ies → ‎kísérteties (“ghostly”) ==== Usage notes ==== (adjective-forming suffix) Variants: -ias is added to back-vowel words -ies is added to front-vowel words ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === Appendix:Hungarian suffixes == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [i.eːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.es] (stressed on antepenult) === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Italic *-jēs; according to Steinbauer, from hysterokinetic Proto-Indo-European *-yḗh₂s ~ *-ih₂és. ==== Alternative forms ==== -itiēs ==== Suffix ==== -iēs f (genitive -iēī); fifth declension Used to form an abstract noun, usually from the stem of an adjective or verb. ===== Declension ===== Fifth-declension noun. ===== Synonyms ===== -ia -tās ===== Derived terms ===== -itiēs === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Alternative forms ==== -iēns ==== Suffix ==== -iēs Used to form frequency adverbs, usually from a number and having the meaning "N times" ===== Derived terms =====