-utus

== Latin == === Etymology === A late rebracketing of u + -tus, a sequence found in two types of Classical Latin words: Adjectives derived from nouns with stems ending in u such as cornūtus, verūtus < cornū, verū + -tus Perfect participles of third-conjugation verbs with stems ending in u or v such as acūtus, solūtus < acu-ō, solv-ō + -tus === Suffix === -ūtus (feminine -ūta, neuter -ūtum); first/second-declension suffix (Late Latin) Attaches to nouns to forms adjectives with the sense of '(prominently) characterized by [noun]'. (Early Medieval Latin)? Forms the perfect participle of second– or third-conjugation verbs. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ====