Morpheme
-os(e) [-ose, -os]
Type
suffix
Denotation
adjective suffix denoting “having, full of, having to do with, doing, inclined to”
Etymology
Latin -ōsus; Ancient Greek -ōsis, from -óō stem verbs + -sis
Evidence
albumose, albumosuria, animosity, curiosity, fruticulose, ischiocavernosal, labrose, manganosite, nebulosity, -osity
Notes
stressed form of -ous
Doublet
-ous, -eux
See Also
-ous, -osus, -osi, -osum, -oso, -osa, -osae, -eux, -euse
