-eis

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Gothic

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Romanization

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-eis

  1. Romanization of -𐌴𐌹𐍃

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-eīs

  1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of -eus

Middle English

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Suffix

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-eis

  1. Alternative form of -esse (-ess)

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin -iscus and in some cases Latin -ēnsis.

Suffix

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-eis

  1. used to form nationalities
  2. used to form names of languages
    engleis, franceis, fraunceis

Descendants

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  • English: -ese
  • French: -ais, -ois
  • Norman: -ais, -ouais

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -edes, with the loss of the intervocalic -d-.[1] Cognate with Galician -edes and Spanish -éis.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-eis

  1. a suffix indicating the second-person plural present indicative of -er
    comer (to eat) + ‎-eis → ‎comeis ([you all/formal you] eat)
    esconder (to hide) + ‎-eis → ‎escondeis ([you all/formal you] hide)

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