-is

Suffix

 * 1) indicates the sharp of a note;

Etymology
The Esperanto suffixes -as, -is, -os, -us are related, and appear to have been inspired by previous language projects:
 * This play of vowels is not an original idea of Zamenhof's: -as, -is, -os are found for the three tenses of the infinitive in Faiguet's system of 1765; -a, -i, -o without a consonant are used like Z's -as, -is, -os by Rudelle (1858); Courtonne in 1885 had -am, -im, -om in the same values, and the similarity with Esperanto is here even more perfect than in the other projects, as -um corresponds to Z's -us. —An International Language (1928)

The vowel of -is is likely cognate with the Latin perfect, as in amavit "s/he had loved", and the corresponding past infinitive amavisse.

Suffix

 * 1) ending of past tense in verbs, e.g. ami to love, ŝi amis she loved.

Etymology
Compare and.

Suffix

 * võidma ("to spread", "to anoint") → võidis- in võidisvaal ("sperm whale")
 * võidma ("to spread", "to anoint") → võidis- in võidisvaal ("sperm whale")
 * võidma ("to spread", "to anoint") → võidis- in võidisvaal ("sperm whale")
 * võidma ("to spread", "to anoint") → võidis- in võidisvaal ("sperm whale")
 * võidma ("to spread", "to anoint") → võidis- in võidisvaal ("sperm whale")
 * võidma ("to spread", "to anoint") → võidis- in võidisvaal ("sperm whale")

Etymology 1
Probably from and possibly also extracted from slang terms including that suffix.

Suffix

 * 1) -er; a suffix used to form nouns and proper nouns from place names, common nouns and adjectives; gives a familiar nuance to the original word; the original word is often truncated in the process.
 * Roihuvuori (a suburb of Helsinki) → Roihis
 * Roihuvuori (a suburb of Helsinki) → Roihis
 * Roihuvuori (a suburb of Helsinki) → Roihis
 * Roihuvuori (a suburb of Helsinki) → Roihis
 * Roihuvuori (a suburb of Helsinki) → Roihis

Etymology 2
From.

Suffix

 * 1)  sharp,

Etymology 1
→ *-īō, → *-īs (sense 1–2);, and  (sense  3–4). In the case of regular -ir verbs (like ), the first singular present suffix was inherited from, from Vulgar Latin *-īscō (cf. ), while other first singular suffixes (also when added to irregular -ir verbs) are added erroneously.

Etymology 3
, from +.

Etymology
Potentially shortened from.

Suffix

 * 1)  sharp,

Etymology
,.

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from , from , from.

Etymology 2
From, from and , from , from.

Etymology
From the dative form of.

Suffix

 * 1) -ish, -ese

Etymology 1
From.

Etymology 2
Declined forms of. Derived from Proto-Italic -ois.

Etymology 3
Declined forms of.

Etymology 1
.

Usage notes

 * Instances of this suffix are usually found in loanwords borrowed from Indonesian that have a more commonly used English-derived alternative. One example of this is the Malay term for which can be expressed with the Indonesian-derived  that exists alongside the English-derived.

Etymology 2
, from and, from , from.

Etymology 3
, from, from.

Etymology
From, from.

Suffix
(definite singular, indefinite plural , definite plural )



Suffix

 * : -ie

Etymology
At least since the late 1880s. Originally from the ending  in words such as.

Pronunciation

 * When combined the stress is always on the first syllable.
 * When combined the stress is always on the first syllable.

Suffix

 * 1)  Suffix that gives a familiar, and to some extent a diminutive nuance, when combined with a word; common with both nouns and adjectives; commonly used for place names, institutions and persons in their professional role: Medis, frälsis, dagis, vaktis; compare English -y, -ie.
 * 2)  Similar to 1 in ad hoc combinations: pankis, sötis, snuskis; compare -ie.
 * 1)  Similar to 1 in ad hoc combinations: pankis, sötis, snuskis; compare -ie.
 * 1)  Similar to 1 in ad hoc combinations: pankis, sötis, snuskis; compare -ie.

Usage notes

 * Nouns ending in take either common (en) or neuter (ett) gender, often depending on the original word: ett daghem > ett dagis, en loppmarknad > en loppis, en vaktmästare > en vaktis.