FromAncient Greek-της(-tēs) (sense 1.1) andIllyrian (sense 1.2), for which compare also-tae,-stae,-stinī. Compare Latinpoeta from Ancient Greekποιητής(poiētḗs), and Latinagricola from Latin-a.
-tēs m (genitive-tae)(geography)
First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in-ēs).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -tēs | -tae |
| genitive | -tae | -tārum |
| dative | -tae | -tīs |
| accusative | -tēn | -tās |
| ablative | -tē | -tīs |
| vocative | -tē | -tae |