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Meaning of -enus | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
[eː.nʊs]

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to; -ine
    declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, rare, suffix
  2. Added to a place name to form an adjective.
    declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix

Examples

“centum (“hundred”) + -ēnus + -enus → centēnus (“one hundred each”)”
“septingentī (“seven hundred”) + -ēnus + -enus → septingentēnus (“seven hundred each”) (alternative form of septingēnus)”
“mille (“thousand”) + -ēnus + -enus → millēnus (“one thousand each”)”
“quot (“how many”) + -ēnus + -enus → quotēnus (“how many each”)”
“lanius (“butcher”) + -ēnus → laniēnus (“of a butcher”)”
“alius (“other, another”) + -ēnus → aliēnus (“of another; alien; foreign”)”
“Antiochīa (“Antioch”) + -ēnus → Antiochēnus (“Antiochian”)”

CEFR level

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

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