Meaning of -us | Babel Free
Definitions
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Derives nouns from verbs. morpheme
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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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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