-osus

Morpheme

-osus

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin singular masculine adjective suffix denoting “having, full of, prone to, inclined to, characterized by, in the style of, abundant in” (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