-ensis

See also: ensis and Ensis

Latin

Alternative forms

• -iēnsis

Etymology

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en-, variant of in-, + -sis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈen.sis/, [ˈẽːs̠ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈen.sis/, [ˈɛnsis]

Suffix

-ēnsis (neuter -ēnse); third-declension two-termination suffix

1. Of or from a place.

Usage notes

The suffix -ēnsis is added to a toponym (especially the name of a town) or to a topographical name, in order to form an adjective.

Examples:

‎Eborācum (“York”) + ‎-ensis → ‎eborācēnsis (“of or from York”)

‎castra (“camp”) + ‎-ensis → ‎castrēnsis (“of the camp”)

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	-ēnsis	-ēnse		-ēnsēs	-ēnsia
Genitive	-ēnsis			-ēnsium
Dative	-ēnsī			-ēnsibus
Accusative	-ēnsem	-ēnse		-ēnsēs -ēnsīs	-ēnsia
Ablative	-ēnsī			-ēnsibus
Vocative	-ēnsis	-ēnse		-ēnsēs	-ēnsia

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ensis

Descendants

• Catalan: -ès, (Valencian) -és
• → Catalan: -enc
• Franco-Provençal: -ês
• Galician: -és
• → Galician: -ense
• Italian: -ese
• → Italian: -ense
• Occitan: -és
• → Occitan: -enc
• Old French: -eis
  • → English: -ese
  • French: -ais, -ois
    • → Romanian: -ez
  • Norman: -ais, -ouais
• Portuguese: -ês
• → Portuguese: -ense
• Spanish: -és
• → Spanish: -ense

See also

• -ānus / -īnus