-aceus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === -ācius (Late Latin, misspelling) === Etymology === Derived from the adjectival suffix -āx (“inclined to”) +‎ -eus (suffix indicating origin). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː.ke.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.t͡ʃe.us] === Suffix === -āceus (feminine -ācea, neuter -āceum); first/second-declension suffix -aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to ==== Usage notes ==== The suffix -āceus is added to a noun to form an adjective of relationship to that noun. ‎membrāna (“membrane”) + ‎-aceus → ‎membrānāceus (“membranaceous”) ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== ==== See also ====