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Meaning of -oso | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
ˈoso

Definitions

  1. -ous, -ful, -y
    morpheme
  2. Equivalent to '-y': Suffixe toponymique fréquent dans le nord de la France.

Equivalents

Cymraeg -us
English -ly -ous -y
Español -oso
Magyar -as -es -os -s
日本語
Русский -истый

Examples

“cobiza (“greed”) + -oso → cobizoso (“covetous; greedy”)”
“verme (“worm, maggot”) + -oso → vermioso (“wormy, maggoty”)”

CEFR level

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

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