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-ois

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French -ois, from Latin -ēnsis. In some senses they are conflated with Late Latin -iscus (whence also the doublet -esque). More at -ish, -ese.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ois

  1. Used to form adjectives related to a particular country, region or city, their associated inhabitant names, and the local language or dialect

Derived terms

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See also

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Latin

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Suffix

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-ois

  1. dative/ablative plural of -os (Archaic Latin second-declension ending)
    ‎meos + ‎-ois → ‎meois
    ‎quros + ‎-ois → ‎qurois
    ‎sokios + ‎-ois → ‎sokiois

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    In some senses from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin -iscus, in others from Latin -ēnsis.

    Suffix

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    -ois

    1. used to form nationalities
    2. used to form names of languages
      françois (“French”)
      anglois (“English”)
    3. used to form the first- and second-person singular imperfect tense

    Descendants

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    • French: -ais, -ois
    • Norman: -ais, -ouais