-eis

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

Gothic

Romanization

-eis

1. romanization of -𐌴𐌹𐍃

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [e.iːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [e.is]

Suffix

-eīs

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

Middle English

Suffix

-eis

1. alternative form of -esse (“-ess”)

Old French

Alternative forms

• -ois

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-iskos

Proto-Germanic *-iskaz

Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.

Late Latin -iscus

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Vulgar Latin -iscus

Latin -ēnsis

Old French -eis

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

Suffix

-eis

1. used to form nationalities
2. used to form names of languages

   engleis, franceis, fraunceis

Descendants

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