-ης

See also: ης, ἧς, and ᾖς

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /es/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /is/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /is/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /is/

Suffix

-ης • (-ēs) m, f (neuter -ες); third declension

Forms third-declension adjectives with stems in -εσ- (-es-); very common in compounds
ἀ- (a-) + ληθ- (lēth-) + -ης (-ēs) → ᾰ̓ληθής (alēthḗs)

Declension

Third declension of -ης; -ες (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-ης -ēs	-ες -es	-ει -ei	-ει -ei	-εις -eis	-η -ē
Genitive	-ους -ous	-ους -ous	-οιν -oin	-οιν -oin	-ων -ōn	-ων -ōn
Dative	-ει -ei	-ει -ei	-οιν -oin	-οιν -oin	-εσῐ(ν) -esi(n)	-εσῐ(ν) -esi(n)
Accusative	-η -ē	-ες -es	-ει -ei	-ει -ei	-εις -eis	-η -ē
Vocative	-ες -es	-ες -es	-ει -ei	-ει -ei	-εις -eis	-η -ē
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	-ως -ōs		-έστερος -ésteros		-έστᾰτος -éstatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

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References

Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 858.5

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