-es-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "es"

German

Alternative forms

Interfix

-es-

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

German terms interfixed with -es-

See also

Ido

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 terms suffixed with -esar
Ido terms suffixed with -eso

Norwegian Nynorsk

Interfix

-es-

  1. Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter.

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms interfixed with -es-

See also

Anagrams

Romani

Etymology

See -es.

Interfix

-es-

  1. interfix forming the singular oblique stem of oikoclitic (pre-European) masculine nouns

References

  • Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “-es”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Plus Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 48

Yurok

Pronunciation

Suffix

-es-

  1. stative suffix

Derived terms

Yurok terms suffixed with -es-
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