Meaning of -eus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used to form adjectives from nouns, and so to nominally indicate the source of an attribute.
   declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix
2. In adopted Greek words, surviving thus or as -īvus.
   declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix

Examples

“argentum (“silver”) + -eus → argenteus (“made of silver”)”

“ferrum (“iron”) + -eus → ferreus (“made of iron”)”

“marmor (“marble”) + -eus → marmoreus (“made of marble”)”

“pīnus (“pine tree”) + -eus → pīneus (“made of pine”)”

“mūsēum (μουσεῖον (mouseîon), cf. mūsīvum from the same source)”

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