-έζα

Greek

Etymology

From Italian -esa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeza/

Suffix

-έζα • (-éza) f (masculine -έζος)

added to a country, region or city to create (proper) nouns denoting a female resident, citizen or native; -ese, -er:
Κίνα (Kína, “China”) + ‎-έζα (-éza) → ‎Κινέζα (Kinéza, “Chinese”)

Ιαπωνία (Iaponía, “Japan”) + ‎-έζα (-éza) → ‎Γιαπωνέζα (Giaponéza, “Japanese”)

Βιέννη (Viénni, “Vienna”) + ‎-έζα (-éza) → ‎Βιεννέζα (Viennéza, “Viennese”)

Declension

declension of -έζα

	singular	plural
nominative	-έζα •	-έζες •
genitive	-έζας •	-έζων •
accusative	-έζα •	-έζες •
vocative	-έζα •	-έζες •

Derived terms

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