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Pronunciation

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• /ˈiːz/ (UK)
• /ˈiz/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese From Middle English -eys, from Old French -eis, from Latin -ēnsis and, less often, Late Latin -iscus. Generally used in place of more common equivalent suffixes such as -er and -an on the model of equivalent terms in Italian and Portuguese, particularly for Italian, Portuguese African, and East Asian places first widely discussed in Portuguese and Latin.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Used to form adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country, such as the people and the language spoken by these people.
   • Faroese, Maltese, Milanese, Parmese, Portuguese, Viennese; Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese; Beninese, Congolese, Togolese
2. (morpheme) Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.
   • legal + -ese → legalese
   • translation + -ese → translationese
   • journal + -ese → journalese

Deriveds

Pitcairnese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · textese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Sentinelese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Aragonese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · typoese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Congolese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · adminese (Nouns denoting jargon) · agentese (Nouns denoting jargon) · tabloidese (Nouns denoting jargon) · psychologese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Genoese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Sundanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · advertisingese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Maltese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · telegraphese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Balinese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Taiwanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Cantonese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Milanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Shanghainese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · academese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Saigonese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · accountese (Nouns denoting jargon) · advertese (Nouns denoting jargon) · legalese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Gabonese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Foochownese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · initialese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Berlinese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Runyonese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Sikkimese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · astrologese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Annobonese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Chinese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Guyanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · translationese (Nouns denoting jargon) · crosswordese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Hoisanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Sudanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Togolese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Japanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · journalese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Pekingese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Canarese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Rwandese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Javanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Vietnamese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Nipponese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Portuguese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Viennese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · diplomatese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Burmese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · managementese (Nouns denoting jargon) · East Timorese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · motherese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Beninese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Hollywoodese (Nouns denoting jargon) · administrationese (Nouns denoting jargon) · bureaucratese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Piedmontese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Assamese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · lawyerese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Voynichese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Faroese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · patentese (Nouns denoting jargon) · parentese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Toishanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Senegalese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Ambonese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · marketese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Brooklynese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Iroquese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Annamese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Foochowese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Christianese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Andamanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Hainanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · headlinese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Wenchowese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · airlinese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Siamese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Kinmenese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Fukienese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Reunionese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Surinamese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · officialese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Algherese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Katangese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Taishanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Dublinese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · medicalese (Nouns denoting jargon) · newspaperese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Pittsburghese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · accountingese (Nouns denoting jargon) · translatorese (Nouns denoting jargon) · fatherese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Amoyese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · teacherese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Timese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Parmese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · translatese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Nepalese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Bhutanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Gilbertese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · signalese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Toisanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Lebanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · anarchese (Nouns denoting jargon) · typonese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Illinese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · hamese (Nouns denoting jargon) · corporatese (Nouns denoting jargon) · idiotese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Macanese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · Marshallese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region) · mentalese (Nouns denoting jargon) · Auvergnese (Adjectives and nouns describing characteristics of a region)

Relateds

-ess

Synonyms

-speak · -ian · -ish · -ite · -i · -an · -ic

Translations (126)

ca -esa (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · la -ensis (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · mwl -esa (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · pl -ski (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · pt -ano (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · fur -ês (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · pt -esa (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ca -ès (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · pt -ana (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · az -ca (after vowel a/ı/o/u) (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · tr -li (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · it -ana (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ro -esc (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ext -és (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · roa-leo -esa (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · lv -iete (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ga -each (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · uk -ський (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · de -er (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · fr -ois (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · tpi bilong (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · oc -esa (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · sdn -esa (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · tr -lu (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · rsk -ски (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · cu -ьскъ (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · lb -esch (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · is -skur (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · it -ano (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · es -ense (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · kmr -yî (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · hu -i (forming nouns meaning the jargon used by a particular profession) · an -esa (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · el -ικός (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · an -és (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · hu -beli (forming nouns meaning the jargon used by a particular profession) · ia -ese (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · lv -ietis (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ia -ano (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · da -esisk (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · is -iskur (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · eo -ano (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ast -és (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · hu -i (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ga -ach (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · sdn -esu (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · sh -ски (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · roa-leo -és (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · lv -isks (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · pl -cki (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ru -ец (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ca -és (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · gd -each (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · tr -lü (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · az -cə (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · eu -tar (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · sdc -esu (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · sk -ský (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · fax -ano (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · es -esa (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · co -ese (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · mwl -és (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · fi -lainen (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · eu -era (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · cy -eg (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · es -és (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · pt -ês (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · rsk -скова (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · fa -ی (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · fo -iskur (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ka -ული (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · it -ese (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ast -esa (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · cs -ština (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · kmr -î (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ru -ка (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · cs -ská (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · eu -dar (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · es -ana (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · de -isch (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · scn -anu (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ia -ana (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · la -ita (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · sk -ská (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · wa -ès (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · is -ska (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ga -is (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · cy -aidd (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · tl -ana (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · de -ese (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · es -ano (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · mk -ски (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ru -ский (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · cs -ský (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · sq -isht (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ca -esa (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · fr -ais (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ar ـِيّ (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · fax -ana (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · tl -ano (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · rsk -цки (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · cs -čtina (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · sdc -esa (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · sc -esa (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · gl -esa (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · dsb -ski (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · gl -és (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · sa -ईय (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · gd -ach (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · sl -ski (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · bg -ски (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · af -ees (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · la -inus (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ia -ese (forming nouns meaning the jargon used by a particular profession) · fo -skur (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · sc -esu (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · fax -és (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · la -ius (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · nl -ees (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · la -ites (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ka -ური (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · la -anus (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · pl -y (forming nouns meaning the jargon used by a particular profession) · scn -isi (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · oc -és (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place) · ro -ească (forming adjectives or nouns describing things or people characteristic of a particular place)