-us

Morpheme

-us

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin singular noun suffix (plural -i, -a, -ora, -udes)

Etymology

Latin -us

Evidence

alumnus, cactus, corpus, fetus, flatus, focus, fungus, Janus, nucleus, palus, radius, stimulus

See Also

-i, -a, -ora, -udes

Homographs

Us

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