-ies

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See also: ies, Ies, IES, íes, ieš, i. e. S., and i.e.S.

English

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-ies

  1. variant of -es for the plural forms of nouns ending in a consonant + y; equivalent to (dropped y) + (-i- + -es).
    country, countries; party, parties.
  2. Used to form the third person singular of the indicative of verbs ending in consonant + y.
    party, parties; parry, parries.

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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Inherited from Dutch -isch, from German -isch.

Suffix

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-ies

  1. -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)
  2. -ly, -like; Used to create adverbs from nouns, primarily of Latin and Greek origin
    kritiescritically

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From -i (adjective-forming suffix) +‎ -es (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ies

  1. (adjective-forming suffix) reminding of, appropriate to, characteristic of (added to a noun to form an adjective)
    kísértet (ghost) + ‎-ies → ‎kísérteties (ghostly)

Usage notes

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  • (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:
    -ias is added to back-vowel words
    -ies is added to front-vowel words

Declension

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Inflection of -ies
singular plural
nominative -ies -iesek
accusative -ieset
-iest
-ieseket
dative -iesnek -ieseknek
instrumental -iessel -iesekkel
causal-final -iesért -iesekért
translative -iessé -iesekké
terminative -iesig -iesekig
essive-formal -iesként -iesekként
essive-modal
inessive -iesben -iesekben
superessive -iesen -ieseken
adessive -iesnél -ieseknél
illative -iesbe -iesekbe
sublative -iesre -iesekre
allative -ieshez -iesekhez
elative -iesből -iesekből
delative -iesről -iesekről
ablative -iestől -iesektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
-iesé -ieseké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
-ieséi -iesekéi

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Italic *-jēs. According to Steinbauer, from hysterokinetic Proto-Indo-European *-yḗh₂s ~ *-ih₂és.

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Suffix

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-iēs f (genitive -iēī); fifth declension

  1. Used to form an abstract noun, usually from an adjective stem.
Declension
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Fifth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -iēs -iēs
Genitive -iēī -iērum
Dative -iēī -iēbus
Accusative -iem -iēs
Ablative -iē -iēbus
Vocative -iēs -iēs
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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-iēs

  1. Used to form frequency adverbs, usually from a number and having the meaning "N times"
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