Word part · Anglo-Saxon suffix
The Anglo-Saxon suffix -s
Means: more than one; or what one person or thing does now.
At a glance
- Part
- -s
- Meaning
- more than one; or what one person or thing does now
- Layer
- Anglo-Saxon: Short everyday words, compounds and the most common prefixes and suffixes.
- Also spelled
- es
Use -es when the base ends in s, x, z, ch or sh. The ending then adds its own beat: box, boxes.
Example words
Read each word, then its sum: the parts that build it, and what they mean together.
Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- plant (root or base)+s (suffix)→plants
more than one plant
- hand (root or base)+s (suffix)→hands
more than one hand
- jump (root or base)+s (suffix)→jumps
makes a jump (one person or animal, now)
- box (root or base)+es (suffix)→boxes
more than one box
- dish (root or base)+es (suffix)→dishes
more than one dish
- wish (root or base)+es (suffix)→wishes
more than one wish
- fox (root or base)+es (suffix)→foxes
more than one fox
- lunch (root or base)+es (suffix)→lunches
more than one lunch
- glass (root or base)+es (suffix)→glasses
more than one glass
- bus (root or base)+es (suffix)→buses
more than one bus
- fix (root or base)+es (suffix)→fixes
makes something work again (one person, now)
- back (root or base)+pack (root or base)+s (suffix)→backpacks
more than one backpack
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