-ís

See also: Appendix:Variations of "is"

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin -īcius. Compare Spanish -izo, Italian -iccio. Doublet of -ici, a learned borrowing.

Suffix

-ís (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -issa, masculine plural -issos, feminine plural -isses)

1. forms adjectives from nouns and other adjectives usually denoting likeness; -ish, -y

   Synonyms: -enc, -ós

   ‎blau (“blue”) + ‎-ís → ‎blavís (“bluish”)

   ‎malalt (“sickness”) + ‎-ís → ‎malaltís (“sickly”)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ís

arrapadís

bellugadís

blavís

blegadís

borrissol

canyís

coladís

conradís

degotís

enfiladís

engrunadís

entusiasmadís

esllavissar-se

espantadís

ferrís

fugisser

granís

llepissós

llevadís

malaltís

manejadís

massís

mescladís

oblidadís

passadís

pedrís

plegadís

serradís

tocadís

tornadís

trencadís

trobadís

voladís

Etymology 2

From -īvistis, formed from the second person plural perfect indicative ending -istis merged with the perfect infix -īv.

Suffix

1. Used to form the second person plural preterite of third-conjugation verbs.

Usage notes

This ending fell out of use, being replaced by the analogical -íreu.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -ītis.

Suffix

-ís

1. Suffix indicating the second-person plural present indicative of -ir verbs.

See also

• -áis
• -éis