-osus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === -ōssus (older form) -ōnsus (found in formōnsus, possibly the result of hypercorrection) === Etymology === Likely reflects a derivation *-h₃d-s-o- from Proto-Indo-European *h₃édos ~ *h₃édesos (“smell”), whence odor. Originally meaning “smelling like”, as evidenced possibly by hircōsus (“smelling like a goat”) and vinōsus (“fond of wine, *reeking of wine?”), it would have later generalised into “full of”. Compare related Ancient Greek -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “smelling like; full of”) and Old Armenian -ոտ (-ot) which underwent the same semantic change. Alternatively, a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *-wénts has also been proposed, through a form such as *-wont-to- by suffixation of *-tós. This would make it a cognate of Ancient Greek -οῦς (-oûs). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [oː.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [o.s̬us] === Suffix === -ōsus (feminine -ōsa, neuter -ōsum); first/second-declension suffix -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to. Used to form adjectives from nouns. ‎nervus (“sinew, energy”) + ‎-ōsus → ‎nervōsus (“nervous”) ‎racēmus (“cluster, bunch”) + ‎-ōsus → ‎racēmōsus (“racemose”) ‎ventus (“wind”) + ‎-ōsus → ‎ventōsus (“windy”) ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References ===