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-ees
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EES EEs Ees ees ees-
English
Suffix
en suffix form
en -ee
Anagrams
en ees -ese ESE Ese SEE See ese see
Afrikaans
Etymology
af nl -ees, from af fro -eis, from af la -ēnsis.
Suffix
af suffix adjective-forming suffixes noun-forming suffixes
en -ese, en -ian; Used to form adjectives describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country.
af -ies -s
en -ese, en -ian; Used to form nouns describing things of or from a city, region, or country.
af -aan -aar -aard -er -iet
af Angola Angolees Angolan
af Mali Malinees Malian
Derived terms
af
Dutch
Etymology
From nl fro -eis, from nl la -ēnsis.
Pronunciation
nl /eːs/
nl Nl--ees.ogg
Suffix
-eser<qq:when comparable>
-ese; forms demonym adjectives indicating a relation to a specified location
nl Albanië<t:Albania> Albanees<t:Albanian>
nl China<t:China> Chinees<t:Chinese>
nl Katanga<t:Katanga><ng:a region in the southeast Democratic Republic of the Congo> Katangees<t:Katangan, Katangese>
Suffix
m -zen + -ese
-ese; forms demonym nouns indicating a native or inhabitant of a specified location
nl Albanië<t:Albania> Albanees<t:an Albanian>
nl China<t:China> Chinees<t:a Chinese person>
nl Katanga<t:Katanga> Katangees<t:a Katangan>
Suffix
n
-ese; forms nouns indicating the language spoken in a specified location
nl Albanië<t:Albania> Albanees<t:Albanian (language)>
nl China<t:China> Chinees<t:Chinese (language)>
Derived terms
nl
Spanish
Suffix
es suffix form
-ear