-oso

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -oso, from Latin -ōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoso/ [ˈo.s̺ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -oso

Suffix

-oso (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -osa, masculine plural -osos, feminine plural -osas)

  1. -ous, -ful, -y
    cobiza (greed) + -osocobizoso (covetous; greedy)
    verme (worm, maggot) + -osovermioso (wormy, maggoty)

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -ōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈo.zo/, (traditional) /ˈo.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: -ó‧so

Suffix

-oso

  1. -ous, -ful, -y
    Synonym: -uoso

Derived terms

Latin

Suffix

-ōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -ōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -oso, from Latin -ōsus.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-oso (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -osa, masculine plural -osos, feminine plural -osas, metaphonic)

  1. -ous, -y

Usage notes

  • All derived adjectives in -oso are metaphonic, i.e. stressed /o/ changes to /ɔ/ in the feminine and plural.

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish -oso, from Latin -ōsus.

Suffix

-oso (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -osa, masculine plural -osos, feminine plural -osas)

  1. -ous, -ful, -y
    carne (flesh) + -osocarnoso (fleshy)
    dolor (pain) + -osodoloroso (painful)
    gloria (glory) + -osoglorioso (glorious)

Derived terms

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