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Meaning of -us | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Derives nouns from verbs.
    morpheme
  2. Derives nouns from adjectives.
    morpheme

Examples

“armastama "to love" → armastus "love"”
“võistlema "to compete" → võistlus "competition"”
“joonistama "to draw" → joonistus "a drawing"”
“aus "honest" → ausus "honesty"”
“pikk "long" → pikkus "length"”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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