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.

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

Derived terms

References

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