-osus
Latin
Etymology
From Old Latin -ōsos from *-ōnt-to-s from *-o-wont-to-s. The last form is a combination of two Proto-Indo-European suffixes: Proto-Indo-European *-went-, *-wont- and Proto-Indo-European *-to-.[1] See -entus and Ancient Greek -εις (-eis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈoː.sus/, [ˈoː.sʊs]
Usage notes
The suffix -ōsus is added to a noun to form an adjective indicating an abundance of that noun.
Inflection
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | -ōsus | -ōsa | -ōsum | -ōsī | -ōsae | -ōsa | |
Genitive | -ōsī | -ōsae | -ōsī | -ōsōrum | -ōsārum | -ōsōrum | |
Dative | -ōsō | -ōsae | -ōsō | -ōsīs | -ōsīs | -ōsīs | |
Accusative | -ōsum | -ōsam | -ōsum | -ōsōs | -ōsās | -ōsa | |
Ablative | -ōsō | -ōsā | -ōsō | -ōsīs | -ōsīs | -ōsīs | |
Vocative | -ōse | -ōsa | -ōsum | -ōsī | -ōsae | -ōsa |
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-osus' title='Category:Latin words suffixed with -osus'>Latin words suffixed with -osus</a>
Descendants
References
- Jean Haudry, L'indo-européen, p. 58
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