-es

¹

1. a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek:

   Hyades.

-es

²

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

-es

³

1. variant of -s ³ in nouns ending in s, z, ch, sh, or post-consonantal y, and in nouns ending in f with v in the plural: losses; fuzzes; riches; ashes; babies; sheaves.

Es

⁴

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. einsteinium.

E.S.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Education Specialist.

-es

¹

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 1

   ashes

   heroes

   calves

2. for verbs ending in ch, s, sh, z, postconsonantal y, or a vowel, a variant of -s 1

   preaches

   echoes

   steadies

ES

²

abbreviation for

1. El Salvador (international car registration)

es

³

the internet domain name for

1. Spain

Es

⁴

the chemical symbol for

1. einsteinium

Word History and Origins

Origin of -es¹

From the Greek suffix -es

Example Sentences

The 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya by Al-Qaeda killed 224 people.

From The Daily Beast

“Giv[es] even devoted viewers reason to feel cheated,” added Alessandra Stanley at The New York Times.

From The Daily Beast

“Es iz a shandeh,” Yudof said and quickly started to translate.

From The Daily Beast

But Perez held up his hand and stopped him, “Ich darf es ahf kapores.”

From The Daily Beast

Get Involved: The Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar es Salam treats patients suffering from albinism.

From The Daily Beast

"Y—es," answered Mr. Carr, his excessive astonishment causing a hesitation.

From Project Gutenberg

Scan the line by reading—Glorius virgn', of all-e flur-es flur.

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For word Percy printed words, quite forgetting that the M.E. plural is dissyllabic (word-es).

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With an English famly this would have been easy: a look at a will at Doctor Commons'es would settle the matter at once.

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Es, massa; many tanks to gentleman—very fine name, do very well, sar.

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