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ἧς ᾖς -ής Ancient Greek Pronunciation Etymology 1 grc adjectival suffix :inh grk-pro:<alt:*-ēs><ety:inh<ine-pro:*-ēs<id:adjectival suffix>>> From grc ine-pro *-ēs, from masculine ine-pro *-s over ine-pro *-os *-os ~ -es- neuter substantive nouns. Afterwards used freely. Alternative forms grc -ής oxytone _ form Suffix -ες grc adjective forms 3d third-declension adjectives with stems in grc -εσ-; very common in compounds grc γένος offspring, kind -γενής genes grc εἶδος form, appearance -ειδής -eides grc κλέος fame, glory -κλεής -klees grc κρᾰ́τος might -κρᾰτής -crates grc ἀ- λᾰνθᾰ́νω ληθ- ᾰ̓ληθής grc μένος might -μενής -menes grc πλῆθος multitude -πληθής -plethes grc σθένος strength -σθενής -sthenes grc φᾰ́ος light -φαής -phaes Declension -ης -ες att -ης -ες epi -ης -ες ion Suffix -ους -εος -ευς m third grc proper noun forms 3d third-declension proper nouns grc κλέος fame, glory -κλέης -klees → grc -κλῆς grc κρᾰ́τος might Κρᾰ́της, grc -κρᾰ́της grc μένος might -μένης -menes grc σθένος strength -σθένης -sthenes Declension -ης -ους att -ης -εος epi -ης -εος ion Derived terms grc grc -ής Etymology 2 Suffix grc -η<pos:suffix of barytone feminine nouns in the 1d first declension> gen s References 858.5 Greek Etymology 1 From el grc -ης, ending of 1st declension, e.g. el ναύτης sailor < grc ναύτης -,el μαθητής student < grc μαθητής -. The plural is influenced by the 3rd declension Pronunciation el /is/ Suffix ending of masculine nouns ending of parisyllabic masculine nouns in -ης, -η, plural -ες, -ών e.g. el ναύτης sailor Declension - - Suffix ending of masculine nouns ending of parisyllabic masculine nouns in -ής, -ή, plural -ές, -ών e.g. el μαθητής student Declension - Etymology 2 From el grc -ις, ending of 3rd declension e.g. el λάτρης worshipper < grc λάτρις - servant -of god, el μάντης seer < grc μάντις -, el πρύτανης rector < grc πρύτανις - ruler, singular influenced by el grc -ης, ending of 1st declension Suffix ending of masculine nouns in -ης, -η, plural -εις, -εων e.g. el λάτρης worshipper, el μάντης seer, el πρύτανης rector Declension - Etymology 3 From ancient grc -ιος -, grc -ειος - e.g. el κύρης master < grc κύριος -, el Βασίλης Basel < grc Βασίλειος - From borrowed Turkish terms ending in tr -cı, see el -τζής e.g. el καφετζής café owner or waiter < Turkish tr kahveci Influenced by el grc -ης, ending of 1st declension in the singular, and el grc -άς in the plural Suffix ending of masculine nouns ending of imparisyllabic masculine nouns in -ης, plural -ηδες e.g. el κύρης master, el Βασίλης Basel, el καφετζής café owner or waiter Declension - Etymology 4 From el grc -ης, a third declension adjective ending, e.g. el πλήρης full < grc πλήρης -, el αήθης immoral < grc ἀήθης -, alternative masculine singular declension from 1st declension Suffix ending of adjectives ending of formal adjectives in -ης, -ης, -ες or -ής, -ής, -ές e.g. el πλήρης full, el αήθης immoral Declension ης-ης-ες - -έστερ -έστατ Etymology 5 Derived from Medieval Greek From la -ārius, see el -άρης Βorrowed from Turkish tr -i (-ι, -u, -ü) and extended to -ής, -ιά, -ί, mainly for names of colours Influenced by el grc -ης, ending of 1st declension in the masculine singular, and el grc -άς in the masculine plural Suffix ending of adjectives ending of adjectives in -ης, -α, -ικο e.g. el ζηλιάρης jealous, el λεμονής lemon, el καφετής brownish, ασημής - ("silver"), καφετής -, πορτοκαλής Declension ης-α-ικο - Etymology 6 From el grc -ης, genitive feminine singular of the 1st declension Suffix el suffix form f inflectional feminine form genitive singular ending of feminine nouns and adjectives ending in -η e.g. της el φίλη φίλης f friend (female) < τῆς grc φίλη φίλης - e.g. της el μουσική μουσικής f music < τῆς grc μουσική μουσικῆς - el adverbs Suffix ending of adverbs adverbs in -ής e.g. el επικεφαλής in charge, el καταγής down on the ground Etymology 7 From ancient grc -ῃς, 2nd person, singular, subjunctive Suffix obsolete inflectional verb ending ending of 2nd person, singular, subjunctive used until the 1960s el να λύνεις to untie, solve, or el λύεις - < να λύνης < grc ἵνα λύῃς - Usage notes The dated subjunctive endings -ης2nd singular, -η3rd singular, -ωμεν1st plural may be found in grammar books for Modern Greek published before 1976, when they were reedited to the identically-pronounced indicative endings -εις, -ει, -ουμε/-ομε as Demotic Greek became the official language of education in Greece. Derived terms el el -ής Further reading "-ης" el inflectional suffixes suffixes suffix forms