-es
Welsh (Colloquial)
/ɛs/, /as/, /ɛs/, /ɛs/, /ɛs/
suffix
Definitions
- female suffix
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Brythonic -issā derived from Latin -issa (feminine noun-forming suffix).
Origin
Latin
-issa
Gloss
feminine noun-forming suffix
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ess English
- -issa Latin
- -essa Italian
- -ισσα Ancient Greek
- -esse Middle English
- -esse Old French
- -easă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- -au Welsh
- -esau Welsh
- telynor Welsh
- telynores Welsh
- wyres Welsh
- ŵyr Welsh
- -êsse Norman
- -es Cornish
- broweghyades Cornish
- -issā Proto-Brythonic
- -esse ONF.
- -essa Old Catalan