-ies

-ies

1. Variant of -es for the plural forms of nouns ending in a consonant + y; equivalent to (dropped y) + (-i- + -es).

   country, countries; party, parties; colloquy, colloquies; wy, wies.

2. Used to form the third person singular in the present indicative of verbs ending in a consonant + y.

   objectify, objectifies; parry, parries.

• -ise, -sie, EIS, EIs, ESI, I'se, ISE, sei, sie

• -s, -ties, -ities

Inherited from Dutch -isch, from German -isch.

-ies

1. -ic, -ory, -ian; Used to create adjectives from nouns, primarily of Latin and Greek origin

   Synonym: -iek

   ‎motor + ‎-ies → ‎motories (“motoric”)

   ‎sensor + ‎-ies → ‎sensories (“sensory”)

   ‎utopia + ‎-ies → ‎utopies (“utopian”)

2. -ly, -like; Used to create adverbs from nouns, primarily of Latin and Greek origin

   krities ― critically

From -i (adjective-forming suffix) +‎ -es (adjective-forming suffix).

• IPA^(key): [ijɛʃ]
• Rhymes: -ɛʃ

-ies

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

   ‎kísértet (“ghost”) + ‎-ies → ‎kísérteties (“ghostly”)

• (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:

  -ias is added to back-vowel words

  -ies is added to front-vowel words

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [i.eːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [i.es] (stressed on antepenult)

Inherited from Proto-Italic *-jēs; according to Steinbauer, from hysterokinetic Proto-Indo-European *-yḗh₂s ~ *-ih₂és.

• -itiēs

-iēs f (genitive -iēī); fifth declension

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

Fifth-declension noun.

• -ia
• -tās

• -itiēs

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• -iēns

-iēs

2. Used to form frequency adverbs, usually from a number and having the meaning "N times"