-ies

See also: ies, Ies, IES, íes, ieš, i. e. S., and i.e.S.

English

Suffix

-ies

1. variant of -es for the plural forms of nouns ending in a consonant + y; equivalent to (dropped y) + (-i- + -es).

   country, countries; party, parties.

2. Used to form the third person singular of the indicative of verbs ending in consonant + y.

   party, parties; parry, parries.

Anagrams

• -ise, -sie, EIS, EIs, ESI, I'se, ISE, sei, sie

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• -s, -ties, -ities

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch -isch, from German -isch.

Suffix

-ies

1. -ic, -ory, -ian; Used to create adjectives from nouns, primarily of Latin and Greek origin

   Synonym: -iek

   ‎motor + ‎-ies → ‎motories (“motoric”)

   ‎sensor + ‎-ies → ‎sensories (“sensory”)

   ‎utopia + ‎-ies → ‎utopies (“utopian”)

2. -ly, -like; Used to create adverbs from nouns, primarily of Latin and Greek origin

   krities ― critically

Derived terms

Afrikaans terms suffixed with -ies

Hungarian

Etymology

From -i (adjective-forming suffix) +‎ -es (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ijɛʃ]
• Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Suffix

-ies

1. (adjective-forming suffix) reminding of, appropriate to, characteristic of (added to a noun to form an adjective)

   ‎kísértet (“ghost”) + ‎-ies → ‎kísérteties (“ghostly”)

Usage notes

• (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:

  -ias is added to back-vowel words

  -ies is added to front-vowel words

Declension

Inflection of -ies
	singular	plural
nominative	-ies	-iesek
accusative	-ieset -iest	-ieseket
dative	-iesnek	-ieseknek
instrumental	-iessel	-iesekkel
causal-final	-iesért	-iesekért
translative	-iessé	-iesekké
terminative	-iesig	-iesekig
essive-formal	-iesként	-iesekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	-iesben	-iesekben
superessive	-iesen	-ieseken
adessive	-iesnél	-ieseknél
illative	-iesbe	-iesekbe
sublative	-iesre	-iesekre
allative	-ieshez	-iesekhez
elative	-iesből	-iesekből
delative	-iesről	-iesekről
ablative	-iestől	-iesektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	-iesé	-ieseké
non-attributive possessive - plural	-ieséi	-iesekéi

Derived terms

Hungarian terms suffixed with -ies

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i.eːs/, [ieːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.es/, [ies] (stressed on antepenult)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *-jēs. According to Steinbauer, from hysterokinetic Proto-Indo-European *-yḗh₂s ~ *-ih₂és.

Alternative forms

• -itiēs

Suffix

-iēs f (genitive -iēī); fifth declension

2. Used to form an abstract noun, usually from an adjective stem.

Declension

Fifth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-iēs	-iēs
Genitive	-iēī	-iērum
Dative	-iēī	-iēbus
Accusative	-iem	-iēs
Ablative	-iē	-iēbus
Vocative	-iēs	-iēs

Synonyms

• -ia
• -tās

Derived terms

• -itiēs

Latin terms suffixed with -ies (noun)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• -iēns

Suffix

-iēs

2. Used to form frequency adverbs, usually from a number and having the meaning "N times"

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ies (adverb)