Es

¹ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. einsteinium.

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-es ² American  

1. a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek.

   Hyades.

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-es ³ American  

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

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-es ⁴ American  

1. variant of -s 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.

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E.S. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Education Specialist.

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-es ¹ British  

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

   steadies

   echoes

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ES ² British  

abbreviation

1. El Salvador (international car registration)

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Es ³ British  

symbol

1. einsteinium

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es ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Spain

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Etymology

Origin of -es

From the Greek suffix -es

Example Sentences

A squad of female mariachis in blue soon proceeded to walk down the runway, ushering in her ranchera ballad, “Ese Hombre Es Malo.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Es cierto que ganar este partido era una tarea difícil.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

About 60% of the U.S. population report a preference for introversion, according to Myers-Briggs Co., the company known for a personality-assessment test that begins by separating the Is from the Es.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The first triple E outbreak on record occurred in Massachusetts in the 1830s in horses — the reason one of the three Es stands for “equine.”

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024

“That your abuelos were crazy magicians? That they thought they could communicate with the dead? Es una locura, Sierra, family eccentricities. It has nothing to do with you.”

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older