-tes

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tes"

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) (sense 1.1) and Illyrian (sense 1.2), for which compare also -tae, -stae, -stinī. Compare Latin poeta from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs), and Latin agricola from Latin -a.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /teːs/, [t̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tes/, [t̪es]

Suffix

-tēs m (genitive -tae) (geography)

1. Found in demonyms formed on toponyms. -iot, -ian
   2. of Greek origin

      ‎Attalīa + ‎-tes → ‎Attalīatēs

      ‎Ēpīros + ‎-tes → ‎Ēpīrōtēs

      ‎Tegea + ‎-tes → ‎Tegeātēs

   4. of Illyrian origin

      ‎Apsoros + ‎-tes → ‎Apsortes

      ‎Flanona + ‎-tes → ‎Flanates

Inflection

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-tēs	-tae
Genitive	-tae	-tārum
Dative	-tae	-tīs
Accusative	-tēn	-tās
Ablative	-tē	-tīs
Vocative	-tē	-tae

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -tes

References

• Katičić, Radoslav (1976) Ancient Languages of the Balkans, page 176