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-osus

-osus

See also: osus and ošus

Latin

Suffix

-ōsus m (feminine -ōsa, neuter -ōsum); first/second declension

  1. -ose, -ous; full of, prone to. Used to form adjectives from nouns.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative -ōsus -ōsa -ōsum -ōsī -ōsae -ōsa
genitive -ōsī -ōsae -ōsī -ōsōrum -ōsārum -ōsōrum
dative -ōsō -ōsō -ōsīs
accusative -ōsum -ōsam -ōsum -ōsōs -ōsās -ōsa
ablative -ōsō -ōsā -ōsō -ōsīs
vocative -ōse -ōsa -ōsum -ōsī -ōsae -ōsa

Usage notes

The suffix -ōsus is added to a noun to form an adjective indicating an abundance of that noun.

Examples:
nervōsus (nervous), from nervus (sinew, energy)
racēmōsus (racemose), from racēmus (cluster, bunch)
ventōsus (windy), from ventus (wind)

Descendants

  • Norwegian -øs
  • Occitan: -ós
  • Portuguese: -oso
  • Romanian: -os
  • Sardinian: -osu, -ossu
  • Sicilian: -osu, -usu
  • Spanish: -oso
  • Swedish: -ös
  • Venetian: -oxo, -óxo

Derived terms

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References

  1. Jean Haudry, L'indo-européen, p. 58