-aeus

== Latin == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek -αῖος (-aîos), from -α (-a) +‎ -ιος (-ios). ==== Suffix ==== -aeus (feminine -aea, neuter -aeum); first/second-declension suffix Found in adjectives borrowed from Ancient Greek, attached to the stem of feminine nouns, and typically meaning “of or belonging to”. ‎Europ(a) f (“Europe”) + ‎-aeus → ‎Europaeus (“European”) ‎Smyrn(a) f (“Smyrna”) + ‎-aeus → ‎Smyrnaeus (“Smyrnaean”) ‎Gaz(a) f (“Gaza”) + ‎-aeus → ‎Gazaeus (“Gazan”) ‎Thēb(ae) f pl (“Thebes”) + ‎-aeus → ‎Thēbaeus (“Theban”) ‎Mycen(ae) f pl (“Mycenae”) + ‎-aeus → ‎Mycenaeus (“Mycenaean”) ‎Erythr(ae) f pl (“Erythrae”) + ‎-aeus → ‎Erythraeus (“Erythraean”) ===== Declension ===== First/second-declension adjective. ===== Descendants ===== ⇒ Latin: *-aeānus (enlarged with -ānus) French: -éen → English: -aean, -ean Italian: -eo ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek -αῖος (-aîos). ==== Suffix ==== -aeus m (genitive -aeī); second declension Found in male given names borrowed from Ancient Greek; e.g. Alcaeus. ===== Descendants ===== English: -ew → English: -aeus French: -ée English: -ee German: -äus Italian: -eo Portuguese: -eu Russian: -ей (-ej) Spanish: -eo