-es

Morpheme

-es

Type

suffix

Denotation

plural noun suffix

Etymology

Middle English -es; Old English -as

Evidence

babies, boxes, churches, clothes, heroes, houses, ladies, marshes, ponies, potatoes, waxes

Notes

allomorph of -s 2

See Also

-s, -en

Homographs

Es, Es, es-, -es, -es, -es, -es

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