-osa

Morpheme

-osa

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin singular feminine adjective suffix denoting “having, full of, prone to, inclined to, characterized by, in the style of, abundant in” (plural -osae)

Etymology

Latin -ōsa, from -ōsus

Evidence

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

See Also

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