-osa

Morpheme

-osa

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin adjective suffix denoting “full of” (masculine -osus, plural -osae)

Etymology

Latin -ōsa, from -ōsus

Evidence

granulosa, laminosa, mimosa, mucosa, serosa, spinosa, venosa

See Also

-os(e) [-ose, -os], -ous, -osus, -osi, -osum, -oso, -osae

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