LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffix · masculine

-tēs

-tēs m (genitive -tae)
Classical[teːs]Ecclesiastical[tes]

Meaning

  1. morphemeof Greek origin
    Attalīa + -tes → Attalīatēs
    Ēpīros + -tes → Ēpīrōtēs
  2. morphemeof Illyrian origin
    Apsoros + -tes → Apsortes
    Flanona + -tes → Flanates

Origins

From Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) (1) sense 1.1 and Illyrian (1) sense 1.2, for which compare also -tae, -stae, -stinī. Compare Latin poeta from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs), and Latin agricola from Latin -a.

Quick answers

What does -tēs mean in Latin?
-tēs, a suffix, means “of Greek origin; of Illyrian origin”.
How do you pronounce -tēs?
In classical Latin, [teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tes].