-us
Welsh (Colloquial)
/ɨ̞s/, /ɪs/
suffix
Definitions
- adjectival suffix often indicating a characteristic, propensity or abundance
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh -us derived from Latin -ōsus (full of, -ous, full, prone to, meaning full of, suffix forming adjectives, -ful).
Origin
Latin
-ōsus
Gloss
full of, -ous, full, prone to, meaning full of, suffix forming adjectives, -ful
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ose English
- -ōsus Latin
- -oso Italian
- -eux French
- -ose French
- -oso Spanish, Castilian
- ϕύλλον Ancient Greek
- -eus Old French
- -eux Old French
- -ous Old French
- -us Old French
- -ós Catalan, Valencian
- -os Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- golwg Welsh
- golygus Welsh
- -oso Old Portuguese
- -os Aromanian
- -osu Asturian
- -ôs Friulian
- -oso Old Spanish
- -us Cornish
- barvus Cornish
- -us Middle Welsh
- -ōsos Old Latin