-eous

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: -ēəs, IPA(key): /-i.əs/ (Received Pronunciation) enPR: -ĭəs, IPA(key): /-ɪəs/ === Etymology 1 === From earlier -uous, alteration of -wose, -wos, a variant of -wise, from Middle English -wise, -wis, -wys, from Old English -wīs (“-wise”). More at -wise. ==== Alternative forms ==== -uous ==== Suffix ==== -eous Used with nouns to form adjectives with the sense of resembling or having the characteristics of the suffixed term; similar to -ous. righteous, mighteous, thefteous, lighteous, misteous, timeous, wrongeous === Etymology 2 === Chiefly from -ous with preceding vowel (compare -ious); compare also Latin -eus; but also by concatenation with English -te (an earlier form of -ty). ==== Suffix ==== -eous Used to form adjectives meaning resembling or having characteristics of the related term. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== -aceous -aneous -ious -uous === Anagrams === Ouse, ouse