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ies - started as SFies, then globalized and the name generalized

-ies (Suffix)
1) variant of -es for the plural forms of nouns ending in a consonant + y; equivalent to (dropped y) + (-i- + -es).
e.g. country, countries; party, parties.
2) Used to form the third person singular of the indicative of verbs ending in consonant + y.
e.g. party, parties; parry, parries.