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Meaning of -urnus | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
[ʊr.nʊs]

Definitions

Enlargement of -nus (suffix forming adjectives).

declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix

Examples

“albus + -urnus → alburnus”
“diū (comparative stem: diūt-) + -urnus → diūturnus”
“nox (oblique stem: noct-) + -urnus → nocturnus”
“tacitus + -urnus → taciturnus”

CEFR level

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

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