-(e)s [-s, -es]

Morpheme

-(e)s [-s, -es]

Type

suffix

Denotation

Germanic genitive (possessive) suffix

Etymology

(1) Middle English -s, -es; Old English genitive -es; (2) German -s-

Evidence

afterguardsman, aircraftsman, aircraftswoman, bailsman, Bakersfield, Bakersville, beeswax, bishopsweed, bondsman, bullseye, catstail, catswort, clansfolk, Clydesdale, codswallop, craftsperson, doomsday, Dyersburg, Edmundston, estatesman, farthingsworth, fingersbreadth, frontierswoman, Greensboro, Grimsby, groomsman, guardsman, handicraftsman, Hartsville, hers, hogshead, houndstooth, huntsman, Huntsville, Idiotsville, its, jobsworth, Johnston, Kingsburg, Kingsbury, kingsman, Kingston, kinsfolk, kinsperson, lambsfoot, leopardsbane, marksman, monkshood, Noblesville, oarsman, ours, outfieldsman, Patricksburg, Pittsburgh, privateersman, Queensferry, Queensland, Queenstown, raftsman, Reichsmark, rodsman, roundsperson, sheepshead, shillingsworth, splitsville, spokesperson, statesman, stateswoman, theirs, thumbsbreadth, Thursday, townsfolk, tradesperson, Tuesday, Twosday, wardsman, Wednesday, wolfsbane, womenswear, yearsman, yearsworth, Youngstown, yours, zerosville