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-ês
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Appendix:Variations of "es"
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt -ez obsolete
Etymology
pt :inh roa-opt:-es<id:-ese><ety:inh<la:-ēnsis>> -ese suffix 1
From pt roa-opt -es, from pt la -ēnsis. Compare the borrowed doublet pt -ense 1.
Pronunciation
pt ex Brazil ex- Brazil
Suffix
m +
-ese forms nouns indicating a native of the place
pt Holanda Netherlands holandês Dutchman
-ese forms the names of languages spoken in a given place or by a given people
pt Holanda Netherlands holandês Dutch language
Suffix
-ese forms adjectives describing a particular place
pt -ense -eiro -ista -enho -ita -ota
pt Holanda Netherlands holandês Dutch
Usage notes
false
Derived terms
pt
Further reading