-osum

Morpheme

-osum

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix denoting “full of, abundant in”

Etymology

Latin ōsum, from -ōsus

Evidence

cavernosum, spinosum, spongiosum

See Also

-os(e) [-ose, -os], -ous, -osus, -osi, -oso, -osa, -osae, -eux, -euse

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