Word.ws English Dictionary

-ses

/siːz/

-ses is the plural of -sis.

-ses is the alternative form of -sies.

Meaning of -sis

Suffix

-sis

  1. forming nouns of action or process
    • catharsis, dialysis, diagnosis, crisis
  2. forming nouns of condition
    • psoriasis, sepsis, tuberculosis, psychosis
  3. forming additional nouns
    • basis, oasis, thesis, stasis

Meaning of -sies

Suffix

-sies

  1. A diminutive suffix used to add an element of childishness, informality, affectionateness, or levity to a word.

Questions about -ses

What is -ses the plural of?
-ses is the plural of -sis.
How do you pronounce -ses?
-ses is pronounced /siːz/.

Words near -ses in the dictionary

  1. -selves
  2. -semide
  3. -sequy
  4. -serod
  5. -serpine
  6. -ses
  7. -set
  8. -setron
  9. -sexual
  10. -sful
  11. -ship

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: -ses (page history and authors); -sis (page history and authors); -sies (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.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “-ses.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/-ses. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.