-eu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eu"

Middle Welsh

Etymology

See -au

Suffix

-eu

1. Forms plural nouns., -s

Descendants

• Welsh: -au

Norman

Suffix

-eu

1. Alternative form of -eux

Derived terms

Category Norman terms suffixed with -eu not found

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin -eus. Cognate with Spanish -eo, English -eous.

Suffix

-eu (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -eia, masculine plural -eus, feminine plural -eias)

1. a suffix for people used for some nationalities, philosophical visions, etc., e.g. ateu (“atheist”), egeu (“Aegean”), europeu (“European”), judeu (“Jewish”)

Usage notes

• The feminine equivalent is normally -eia, but occasionally is -ia (notably in judeu (“Jewish”)/judia, sandeu (“daft, silly”)/sandia).

Related terms

• -euta

Etymology 2

Noun

-eu m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eus)

1. a noun-forming suffix of low productivity, corresponding especially to English learned words in -ee: apogeu (“apogee”), espondeu (“spondee”), jubileu (“jubilee”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -eu

europeu

jubileu

judeu