-έζα

Greek

Etymology

From Italian -esa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeza/

Suffix

-έζα • (-éza) f (masculine -έζος)

  1. added to a country, region or city to create (proper) nouns denoting a female resident, citizen or native; -ese, -er:
    ‎Κίνα (Kína, “China”) + ‎-έζα (-éza) → ‎Κινέζα (Kinéza, “Chinese”)
    ‎Ιαπωνία (Iaponía, “Japan”) + ‎-έζα (-éza) → ‎Γιαπωνέζα (Giaponéza, “Japanese”)
    ‎Βιέννη (Viénni, “Vienna”) + ‎-έζα (-éza) → ‎Βιεννέζα (Viennéza, “Viennese”)

Declension

Declension of -έζα
singular plural
nominative -έζα (-éza) -έζες (-ézes)
genitive -έζας (-ézas) -έζων (-ézon)
accusative -έζα (-éza) -έζες (-ézes)
vocative -έζα (-éza) -έζες (-ézes)

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -έζα
Κινέζα
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