-es-

German

Alternative forms

• -s-

Interfix

-es-

1. Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds.

   Bundesamt

See also

• -es
• -en-

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Etymology

From esar (“to be”), and eso (“being”).

Suffix

-es-

1. suffix used on transitive verbs to form an abbreviated passive verb (as opposed to "esar -ata").

   frapar (“to hit”) + ‎-esar → ‎frapesar (“being hit”), instead of "esar frapata"

2. suffix used on transitive verbs to form a passive state noun.

   konstruktar (“to construct, build”) + ‎-eso → ‎konstrukteso (“(the act of) being built”)

3. suffix used on nouns, adjectives and adverbs to form a noun with a state or abstract quality; -ion, -ness, -ity, -tude, -ship, -hood.

   frato (“sibling; brother or sister”) + ‎-eso → ‎frateso (“brotherhood, sisterhood”)

   blinda (“blind”) + ‎-eso → ‎blindeso (“blindness”)

   quale (“how, in what way”) + ‎-eso → ‎qualeso (“quality”)

4. suffix used on nouns and adjectives to form an intransitive verb with the meaning: to be so as to indicate the root.

   simila (“similar”) + ‎-esar → ‎similesar (“to be similar (to), to resemble”)

Derived terms

► Ido words suffixed with -es-