Meaning of -us | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Added to a proper noun or other nouns to create a diminutive noun.
   diminutive, morpheme, suffix
2. A distinguishable foreign word ending in nouns. It cannot be considered as an independent Hungarian suffix.
   morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“Teréz (“Theresa”) → Terus (“Tess”)”

“apa (“father”) → apus (“dad”)”

“cica (“cat”) → cicus (“kitty”)”

“kutya (“dog”) → kutyus (“pooch, puppy”)”

“agronómus (“agronomist”)”

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