-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

A man in Tanzania's biggest city, Dar es Salaam, has told the BBC he is waiting to hear news of his mother, who remains trapped two days after a building collapsed.

From BBC

Mr Majaliwa was speaking at a ceremony in Dar es Salaam's Mnazi Mmoja grounds, where thousands of mourners gathered to pay their respects and collect the bodies of their loved ones for burial.

From BBC

“F**king Rocky is your hero. The whole pride of your city is built around a f**king guy who doesn’t even exist. You got Joe Frazier from here but he’s Black so you can’t f**king deal with him, so you make a f**king statue of some 3-foot f**king Italian you stupid Philly cheese-eating f**king jacka**es.”

From Salon

The boy tells his mom, “Es una nice white girl” to convince her that his girlfriend is good for her son.

From Salon

“Es un día difícil para los amigos y teammates de Fernando, pero más para la familia de Fernando,” Scioscia said in broken Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times