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Meaning of -osus | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
[oː.sʊs]

Definitions

-ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to. Used to form adjectives from nouns.

declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix

Equivalents

Bosanski da
Čeština -plný
Cymraeg -aid -llon -lon
Dansk -fuld
Deutsch -voll
English -ful -y
Esperanto -oza da
Español -ada
Français -ée
Hrvatski da
Italiano -ata
Kurdî da da da
Português -ada
Српски da

Examples

“nervus (“sinew, energy”) + -ōsus → nervōsus (“nervous”)”
“racēmus (“cluster, bunch”) + -ōsus → racēmōsus (“racemose”)”
“ventus (“wind”) + -ōsus → ventōsus (“windy”)”

CEFR level

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

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