-έζος

Greek

Etymology

From Italian -ese.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈezos/

Suffix

-έζος • (-ézos) m (feminine -έζα)

added to a country, region or city to create (proper) nouns denoting a male resident, citizen or native; -ese, -er:
Κίνα (Kína, “China”) + ‎-έζος (-ézos) → ‎Κινέζος (Kinézos, “Chinese”)

Ιαπωνία (Iaponía, “Japan”) + ‎-έζος (-ézos) → ‎Γιαπωνέζος (Giaponézos, “Japanese”)

Βιέννη (Viénni, “Vienna”) + ‎-έζος (-ézos) → ‎Βιεννέζος (Viennézos, “Viennese”)

Declension

declension of -έζος

	singular	plural
nominative	-έζος •	-έζοι •
genitive	-έζου •	-έζων •
accusative	-έζο •	-έζους •
vocative	-έζε •	-έζοι •

Derived terms

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