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Meaning of -ius | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
[i.ʊs]

Definitions

  1. forming adjectives from nouns
    declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix
  2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of -ior
    accusative, form-of, morpheme, neuter, nominative, singular, vocative
  3. forms comparative adverbs
    morpheme
  4. the regular genitive singular suffix for most pronouns
    morpheme
  5. found as an ending of most Classical Latin 'nomina gentilicia' (family names or surnames, shared by the members of a gens)
    declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix
  6. suffix for Latinizing surnames
    New-Latin, declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix

Equivalents

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Examples

“quī: cuius”
“hic: huius”
“ūnus: ūnī̆us”
“alter: alterī̆us (alongside alterī, alterae)”

CEFR level

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

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