-έζος

Greek

Etymology

From Italian -ese.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈezos/

Suffix

-έζος • (-ézos) m (feminine -έζα)

  1. added to a country, region or city to create (proper) nouns denoting a male resident, citizen or native; -ese, -er:
    ‎Κίνα (Kína, “China”) + ‎-έζος (-ézos) → ‎Κινέζος (Kinézos, “Chinese”)
    ‎Ιαπωνία (Iaponía, “Japan”) + ‎-έζος (-ézos) → ‎Γιαπωνέζος (Giaponézos, “Japanese”)
    ‎Βιέννη (Viénni, “Vienna”) + ‎-έζος (-ézos) → ‎Βιεννέζος (Viennézos, “Viennese”)

Declension
declension of -έζος
singular plural
nominative -έζος • -έζοι •
genitive -έζου • -έζων •
accusative -έζο • -έζους •
vocative -έζε • -έζοι •

Derived terms
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