-tes

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tes"

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) (sense 1.1) and Illyrian (sense 1.2), for which compare also -tae, -stae, -stinī. Compare Latin poeta from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs), and Latin agricola from Latin -a.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /teːs/, [t̪eːs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tes/, [t̪es]

Suffix

-tēs m (genitive -tae) (geography)

Found in demonyms formed on toponyms. -iot, -ian
1. of Greek origin
  ‎Attalīa + ‎-tes → ‎Attalīatēs
  
  ‎Ēpīros + ‎-tes → ‎Ēpīrōtēs
  
  ‎Tegea + ‎-tes → ‎Tegeātēs
2. of Illyrian origin
  ‎Apsoros + ‎-tes → ‎Apsortes
  
  ‎Flanona + ‎-tes → ‎Flanates

Inflection

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-tēs	-tae
Genitive	-tae	-tārum
Dative	-tae	-tīs
Accusative	-tēn	-tās
Ablative	-tē	-tīs
Vocative	-tē	-tae

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -tes

References

Radoslav Katičić (1976) Ancient Languages of the Balkans, page 176

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