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-ensis
-ensis
Latin
Alternative forms
- -iēnsis
Suffix
-ēnsis m, f (neuter -ēnse); third declension
- Of or from a place.
Usage notes
The suffix -ēnsis is added to a toponym (especially the name of a town) or to a topographical name, in order to form an adjective.
- Examples:
- Eborācum (“York”) + -ensis → eborācēnsis (“of Northern England”)
- castra (“camp”) + -ensis → castrēnsis (“of the camp”)
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | -ēnsis | -ēnse | -ēnsēs | -ēnsia | |
| genitive | -ēnsis | -ēnsium | |||
| dative | -ēnsī | -ēnsibus | |||
| accusative | -ēnsem | -ēnse | -ēnsēs | -ēnsia | |
| ablative | -ēnsī | -ēnsibus | |||
| vocative | -ēnsis | -ēnse | -ēnsēs | -ēnsia | |
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-ensis'>Latin words suffixed with -ensis</a>