-es
suffixEtymology From Middle English -es, -is, from Old English -es, -as, Northern variants of -est, -ast (second person singular indicative ending). Replaced Middle English -eth, from Old English -eþ, -aþ. The falling together of the second and third person singular verb forms in Old English is believed to be due to Scandinavian influence, where the employment of the same verbal endings for both 2nd and 3rd singular indicative follows a similar pattern to that seen in Old Norse (e.g. þú masar, hann masar; þú þekkir, hann þekkir; etc.).
7 senses
- 1that end in (t)ch pronounced as /tʃ/: impeach→impeaches…
- 2that end in (s)s: miss → misses, yes → yesses; bus →…
- 3that end in x: tax → taxes
- 4that end in (z)z: fizz→fizzes
- 5that end in consonant + o in some cases: go→goes (but…
- 6that end in sh: wish→wishes
- 7that end in consonant (or qu) + y: cry→cries (but buy→buys)
› Used to form the third person singular…
Morpheme that end in (t)ch pronounced as /tʃ/: impeach→impeaches (but psych→psychs)
Morpheme that end in (s)s: miss → misses, yes → yesses; bus → buses; buss → busses
Morpheme that end in x: tax → taxes
Morpheme that end in (z)z: fizz→fizzes
Morpheme that end in consonant + o in some cases: go→goes (but radio→radios)
Morpheme that end in sh: wish→wishes
Morpheme that end in consonant (or qu) + y: cry→cries (but buy→buys)