English

Suffix

-ies

1. Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y:

   country, countries; party, parties.

1. Used to form the third person singular of the indicative of verbs ending in consonant-y:

   party, parties; parry, parries.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iʲɛʃ]

Suffix

-ies

1. (adjective suffix) reminding of, appropriate to, characteristic of. Added to a noun to form an adjective.

   kísértet ‎(“ghost”) → kísérteties ‎(“ghostly”)

Usage notes

• (adjective suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -ias is added to back vowel words

  -ies is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Latin

Suffix

-iēs

1. Used to form an abstract noun, usually from an adjective stem.

Inflection

Fifth declension.

Synonyms

• -ia

Derived terms

• pauperiēs
• speciēs