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-ises

-ises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of -ise.

-ises is the plural of -ise.

Meaning of -ise

Suffix

-ise (noun-forming suffix, plural -ises)

  1. Suffix used in loanwords from French to form abstract nouns of quality or function.
    • merchandise, franchise

Origin of -ises

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about -ises

What is -ises the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
-ises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of -ise.

Words near -ises in the dictionary

  1. -isation
  2. -isations
  3. -ise
  4. -ised
  5. -iser
  6. -ises
  7. -ish
  8. -ising
  9. -ism
  10. -isms
  11. -ismus

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: -ises (page history and authors); -ise (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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