Morpheme
-os(e)
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, labrose, nebulosity, -osity
Notes
stressed form of -ous
