-es

Morpheme

-es

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin and Ancient Greek plural noun and adjective ending

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 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; (7) Latin plural of third declension nouns with -it- and -ip- oblique stems; (8) Latin plural of some third declension nouns with -in- oblique stems; (9) Latin plural of third declension nouns with -ac- oblique stems; (10) Ancient Greek plural -es of third declension nouns with -g- oblique stems

Evidence

ancipites, Anseres, aves, axes, bases, bicipites, cacoethes, calyces, caudices, caules, chrysalides, climaces, coccyges, codices, crises, equites, flamines, folles, fontes, forcipes, fortes, frutices, indices, lapides, larynges, lenes, meninges, mores, nates, Nereides, paludes, pelves, phalanges, pharynges, pileipelles, pontifices, principes, proboscides, rachides, rhachides, salpinges, Silures, sphinges, termes, ungues, vertices, vocales, vortices

Notes

Latin plural animatrices (singular animatrix) and English plural animatrices (singular animatrice) are homophones
Latin plural appendices (singular appendix) and English plural appendices (singular appendice) are homophones
Latin plural matrices (singular matrix) and English plural matrices (singular matrice) are homophones