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-es

1
a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek: Hyades.

Origin:
< Greek -es

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-es is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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-es

2
variant of -s2 in verbs ending in s, z, ch, sh, or post-consonantal y: passes; buzzes; pitches; dashes; studies.

-es

3
variant of -s3 in nouns ending in s, z, ch, sh, or post-consonantal y, and in nouns in f with v in the plural: losses; fuzzes; riches; ashes; babies; sheaves.
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-s or -es1
 
suffix
forming the plural of most nouns: boys; boxes
 
[from Old English -as, plural nominative and accusative ending of some masculine nouns]
 
-es or -es1
 
suffix
 
[from Old English -as, plural nominative and accusative ending of some masculine nouns]

-s or -es2
 
suffix
forming the third person singular present indicative tense of verbs: he runs; she washes
 
[from Old English (northern dialect) -es, -s, originally the ending of the second person singular]
 
-es or -es2
 
suffix
 
[from Old English (northern dialect) -es, -s, originally the ending of the second person singular]

-es
 
suffix
1.  for nouns ending in ch, s, sh, z, postconsonantal y, for some nouns ending in a vowel, and nouns in f with v in the plural, a variant of -s : ashes; heroes; calves
2.  for verbs ending in ch, s, sh, z, postconsonantal y, or a vowel, a variant of -s : preaches; steadies; echoes

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