-osus

Morpheme

-osus

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix denoting “having, full of, having to do with, doing, inclined to” (plural -osi)

Etymology

Latin -ōsus

Evidence

arteriosus, callosus, crustosus, floccosus, granulosus, ischiocavernosus, laminosus, mucosus, rhamnosus, tuberosus

See Also

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