-eis

See also: eis, Eis, EIS, eís, éis, -éis, and Appendix:Variations of "eis"

Gothic

Romanization

-eis

Romanization of -𐌴𐌹𐍃

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /e.iːs/, [eiːs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.is/, [eis]

Suffix

-eīs

dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of -eus

Middle English

Suffix

-eis

Alternative form of -esse (“-ess”)

Old French

Alternative forms

-ois

Etymology

From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin -iscus and in some cases Latin -ēnsis.

Suffix

-eis

used to form nationalities
used to form names of languages
engleis, franceis, fraunceis

Descendants

→ English: -ese
French: -ais, -ois
Norman: -ais, -ouais

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