-inous

Morpheme

-inous

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix denoting “having, full of, having to do with, doing, inclined to”

Etymology

from -in- + -ous, on analogy of Latin -in- oblique stem of third declension (modeled on the oblique stem -in- but not from any specific Latin oblique stem) and Old French -ous, -eux; Latin -ōsus

Evidence

deluginous

See Also

-ous