-eus

See also: eus and EU-s

Dutch

Etymology

From French -eux, from Latin -ōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øːs/

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Suffix

-eus

1. suffix used to form adjectives

   ambitie → ambitieus

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -eus

crapuleus

fameus

genereus

glorieus

humeus

incestueus

ingenieus

isidieus

kadavereus

kanjereus

lacuneus

majestueus

potteus

prestigieus

pretentieus

rancuneus

religieus

routineus

schandaleus

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *-eos, from Proto-Indo-European *-e- +‎ *-yós. Compare with its adoption through Ancient Greek (Etymology 2).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [e.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [e.us] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-eus (feminine -ea, neuter -eum); first/second-declension suffix

1. (with materials) Used to form adjectives from nouns, and so to nominally indicate the source of an attribute.

   ‎argentum (“silver”) + ‎-eus → ‎argenteus (“made of silver”)

   ‎ferrum (“iron”) + ‎-eus → ‎ferreus (“made of iron”)

   ‎marmor (“marble”) + ‎-eus → ‎marmoreus (“made of marble”)

   ‎pīnus (“pine tree”) + ‎-eus → ‎pīneus (“made of pine”)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	-eus	-ea	-eum		-eī	-eae	-ea
genitive	-eī	-eae	-eī		-eōrum	-eārum	-eōrum
dative	-eō	-eae	-eō		-eīs
accusative	-eum	-eam	-eum		-eōs	-eās	-ea
ablative	-eō	-eā	-eō		-eīs
vocative	-ee	-ea	-eum		-eī	-eae	-ea

Derived terms

• -āceus
• -āneus
• -uleus

Latin terms suffixed with -eus

aborigineus

-aceus

acinaceus

adamanteus

adoreus

aereus

aesculeus

alveus

anguineus

aqueus

arboreus

arbuteus

Archimedeus

argenteus

arundineus

arytenoideus

aurea

aureus

auroreus

blatteus

brunneus

cadmea

calceus

canneus

caprea

carbaseus

carneus

cartilagineus

castaneus

castoreum

catecheseus

caudeus

caudiceus

charoneus

cinereus

Circaeus

citreus

cocceus

coccineus

colosseus

concheus

consanguineus

consemineus

corneus

corporeus

corticeus

Cosareus

cricoarytenoideus

cricoideus

croceus

cuneus

cupresseus

cupreus

cycneus

Deucalioneus

ebeneus

eboreus

eburneus

erroneus

erythraeus

Europaeus

faeceus

fageus

farneus

farreus

felineus

femineus

ferreus

ferrugineus

filtreus

flammeus

floreus

flumineus

fraxineus

frondeus

fulgureus

fulmineus

fumeus

funereus

galbineus

gemmeus

geniohyoideus

giganteus

gramineus

haereseus

herbeus

Herculeus

Hesiodeus

hyblaeus

hyoideus

hyraceum

iaspideus

igneus

interosseus

iunceus

Iustinianeus

junceus

lacteus

laneus

lapideus

laryngeus

laureus

ligneus

litoreus

littoreus

marmoreus

melleus

meningeus

murreus

mylohyoideus

myrteus

nectareus

nitroaereus

niveus

oculeus

omohyoideus

oreae

Oronteus

osseus

palatopharyngeus

paniceus

Papinianeus

peroneus

pharyngeus

Phoebeus

piceus

pineus

pisceus

plumbeus

plumeus

populeus

pterygoideus

pugneus

puniceus

purpureus

Pyrenaeus

querceus

querneus

roseus

rubeus

sacceus

saligneus

salpingopharyngeus

sambuceus

sanguineus

saxeus

scorteus

sidereus

siliceus

similagineus

spiceus

spineus

spumeus

squameus

stamineus

stanneus

sternocleidomastoideus

sternohyoideus

sternothyroideus

stramineus

stylohyoideus

stylopharyngeus

subterreus

sulfureus

superforaneus

taureus

terreus

testeus

testudineus

Thermaeus

thyreoarytenoideus

thyreohyoideus

thyreoideus

trabea

triticeus

ulmeus

ultroneus

vellereus

vimineus

vineus

vipereus

virgeus

virgineus

viteus

vitreus

Descendants

• Italian: -eo
• Portuguese: -eu
• Spanish: -eo
• → English: -eous

Etymology 2

• From Ancient Greek -εῖος (-eîos), also from Proto-Indo-European *-e- +‎ *-yós. Compare with its inherited form (Etymology 1).
• From Ancient Greek -εῖος (-eîos), from Proto-Indo-European *-iH- +‎ *-wós. Compare with its inherited form -īvus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈeː.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛː.us]

Suffix

-ēus (feminine -ēa, neuter -ēum); first/second-declension suffix

1. In adopted Greek words, surviving thus or as -īvus.

   mūsēum (μουσεῖον (mouseîon), cf. mūsīvum from the same source)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	-ēus	-ēa	-ēum		-ēī	-ēae	-ēa
genitive	-ēī	-ēae	-ēī		-ēōrum	-ēārum	-ēōrum
dative	-ēō	-ēae	-ēō		-ēīs
accusative	-ēum	-ēam	-ēum		-ēōs	-ēās	-ēa
ablative	-ēō	-ēā	-ēō		-ēīs
vocative	-ēe	-ēa	-ēum		-ēī	-ēae	-ēa

References

• “-eus” on page 628/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Old French

Suffix

-eus

1. alternative form of -us