-eu
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "eu"
Suffix
-eu
- Alternative form of -eux
Derived terms
Category Norman terms suffixed with -eu not found
Etymology 1
From Latin -eus. Cognate with Spanish -eo, English -eous.
Suffix
-eu (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -eia, masculine plural -eus, feminine plural -eias)
- a suffix for people used for some nationalities, philosophical visions, etc., e.g. ateu (“atheist”), egeu (“Aegean”), europeu (“European”), judeu (“Jewish”)
Usage notes
Related terms
- -euta
Etymology 2
Noun
-eu m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eus)
- a noun-forming suffix of low productivity, corresponding especially to English learned words in -ee: apogeu (“apogee”), espondeu (“spondee”), jubileu (“jubilee”)
Derived terms
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