-legus

See also: legus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from legō (“I gather, collect”) +‎ -us (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɫɛ.ɡʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [le.ɡus] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-legus (feminine -lega, neuter -legum); first/second-declension suffix

1. Forms adjectives related to the concept of collecting, gathering together.

   flōs (“flower”) > flōrilegus (“flower-gathering”)

Usage notes

• Terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the antepenultimate.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	-legus	-lega	-legum		-legī	-legae	-lega
genitive	-legī	-legae	-legī		-legōrum	-legārum	-legōrum
dative	-legō	-legae	-legō		-legīs
accusative	-legum	-legam	-legum		-legōs	-legās	-lega
ablative	-legō	-legā	-legō		-legīs
vocative	-lege	-lega	-legum		-legī	-legae	-lega

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -legus

aquilegus

dentilegus

florilegus

murilegus

sacrilegus

sortilegus