-eus

Derived terms

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /e.us/, [eʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.us/, [eus] (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”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈeː.us/, [ˈeːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.us/, [ˈɛːus]

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)