-ís

See also: Appendix:Variations of "is"

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -īcius. Compare Spanish -izo, Italian -iccio. Doublet of -ici, a learned borrowing.

Suffix

-ís (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -issa, masculine plural -issos, feminine plural -isses)

  1. forms adjectives from nouns and other adjectives usually denoting likeness; -ish, -y
    Synonyms: -enc, -ós
    blau (blue) + ‎-ís → ‎blavís (bluish)
    malalt (sickness) + ‎-ís → ‎malaltís (sickly)

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -ītis.

Suffix

-ís

  1. Suffix indicating the second-person plural present indicative of -ir verbs.

See also