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-ies

-ies suffix: used to form the third person singular in the present indicative of verbs ending in a consonant + y. Also the variant of -es for the plural forms of nouns ending in a consonant.

Suffix

-ies

  1. Used to form the third person singular in the present indicative of verbs ending in a consonant + y.
    • objectify, objectifies; parry, parries.

Also used as

-ies is also the variant of -es for the plural forms of nouns ending in a consonant.

-ies is also the alternative form of -sies.

-ies is also the plural of -ie.

Questions about -ies

What does -ies mean?
-ies means used to form the third person singular in the present indicative of verbs ending in a consonant + y.
What part of speech is -ies?
-ies is a suffix.

Words near -ies in the dictionary

  1. -ie
  2. -ied
  3. -ienne
  4. -iennes
  5. -ier
  6. -ies
  7. -iest
  8. -iety
  9. -ifene
  10. -iferous
  11. -ific

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