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Meaning of -undus | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
[ʊn.dʊs]

Definitions

  1. derives adjective nouns from verbs, similar to present participles, but without the present time restriction
    declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix
  2. Old Latin or archaic ending of the future passive participle (gerundive) of third- and fourth-conjugation verbs; also classically retained in the following legal set phrase
    declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix

Examples

“sequor (“follow”) → secundus (“following”)”
“orior (“rise”) → oriundus (“rising, originating”)”
“lābor (“glide, slide, fall”) → lābundus (“falling”)”
“rotō (“turn around, roll”) → rotundus (“rolling”)”
“pecuniae repetundae”

bribery

CEFR level

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