Morpheme
-es
Type
suffix
Denotation
Latin and Ancient Greek noun and adjective plural suffix
Etymology
(1) Latin -ēs, from -is and Ancient Greek -eis, from -is; (2) Latin plural of unmarked nouns/adjectives; (3) Latin nominative/accusative/vocative masculine/feminine plural noun/adjective suffix of -s; (4) Latin plural of -ex and -ix of third declension nouns/adjectives with -ic- oblique stems; (5) Latin plural of -ūs of third declension nouns/adjectives with -ud- oblique stems; (6) Latin plural of -is of third declension nouns/adjectives with -id- oblique stems
Evidence
animatrices, Anseres, appendices, aves, axes, bases, cacoethes, calyces, chrysalides, coccyges, codices, crises, folles, fontes, fortes, frutices, helices, indices, janitorices, lapides, matrices, mores, nates, Nereides, paludes, pelves, pileipelles, pontifices, proboscides, rachides, rhachides, Silures, ungues, vertices, vocales, vortices
