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Meaning of -uus | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
/-uːs/

Määritelmät

Forms nouns from adjectives or other nouns, expressing a quality of being that which is described: -ness, -hood, -ity, -th, -ship

morpheme

Vastineet

English -ness -y

Esimerkit

“punainen (“red”) + -uus → punaisuus (“redness”)”
“nerokas (“ingenious”) + -uus → nerokkuus (“ingenuity”)”
“pyhä (“holy”) + -yys → pyhyys (“holiness”)”
“jyrkkä (“steep”) + -yys → jyrkkyys (“steepness”)”
“hauras (“brittle”) + -us → hauraus (“brittleness”)”
“kaunis (“beautiful”) + -us → kauneus (“beauty”)”
“komea (“handsome”) + -us → komeus (“handsomeness”)”
“leveä (“wide”) + -ys → leveys (“width”)”
“mestari (“champion”) + -uus → mestaruus (“championship”)”

CEFR-taso

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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