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