-ês

Portuguese

Alternative forms

-ez (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese -es, from Latin -ēnsis.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe(j)s/

Suffix

-ês m (feminine -esa, plural -eses, feminine plural -esas)

-ese (forms adjectives describing a particular place and nouns indicating a native of the place)
Holanda (“Netherlands”) + ‎-ês → ‎holandês (“Dutchman; Dutch”)
-ese (forms the names of languages spoken in a given place or by a given people)
Holanda (“Netherlands”) + ‎-ês → ‎holandês (“Dutch language”)

Synonyms

(forming adjectives describing a place and names of natives): -ense, -eiro, -ista, -enho, -ita, -ota

Related terms

-ense

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