-ies

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

English

Suffix

-ies

1. Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y:

   country, countries; party, parties.

1. Used to form the third person singular of the indicative of verbs ending in consonant-y:

   party, parties; parry, parries.

Anagrams

• -ise, EIS, EIs, ESI, I'se, ISE, sei, sie

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ijɛʃ]

Suffix

-ies

1. (adjective suffix) reminding of, appropriate to, characteristic of. Added to a noun to form an adjective.

   kísértet (“ghost”) → kísérteties (“ghostly”)

Usage notes

• (adjective suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -ias is added to back vowel words

  -ies is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian terms suffixed with -ies

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i.eːs/, [ieːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.es/, [ies] (stressed on antepenult)

Etymology 1

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

Suffix

-iēs f (genitive -iēī); fifth declension

1. Used to form an abstract noun, usually from an adjective stem.

Declension

Fifth-declension noun.

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

Synonyms

• -ia
• -tās

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ies

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• -iēns

Suffix

-iēs

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

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ies