enormes

Enormes is a form used in several Romance languages to mean very large or immense. In French, the word appears as énor mes in the plural, with the singular form énor me. In Spanish and Portuguese, the base adjective is enorme, and its plural masculine and feminine form is enorm es. These languages share a common Latin root: enormis, meaning monstrous or out of the norm.

Etymology and history: Enormes derives from Latin enormis, which carried the sense of something beyond normal size or measure. The term spread into the Romance languages during the medieval period and evolved with language-specific spelling and pronunciation changes. The modern forms reflect standard orthography and phonology of each language.

Usage and grammar: In French, én or mes is used as a descriptive adjective and generally follows the noun: des coûts énormes (enormous costs). In Spanish and Portuguese, enorme is the singular form and enorm es the plural; the adjective typically follows the noun: los costos enormes, os gastos enormes. The accent and stress patterns differ: French uses a diacritic on the first syllable, while Spanish and Portuguese follow regular stress rules without diacritics on the plural form.

Examples:

- French: Les coûts sont énormes. (The costs are enormous.)

- Spanish: Los riesgos son enormes. (The risks are enormous.)

- Portuguese: Os gastos são enormes. (The expenses are enormous.)

Related terms: Enormous and its descendants appear in various Romance languages, with parallel forms such as enorme in Italian and enormi in plural forms, all sharing the same Latin root.