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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɒnəɹəs/ [UK], /ˈəʊnəɹəs/ [UK], /ˈɑnəɹəs/ [US], /ˈoʊnəɹəs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-onerous.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-onerous2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more onerous [comparative], most onerous [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃en(H)- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃én(H)os Proto-Italic *onos Latin onus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin onerosuslbor. Old French onereus Middle French onereuxbor. Middle English onerous English onerous Inherited from Middle English onerous, borrowed from Middle French onereux, from Old French onereus, a learned borrowing from Latin onerosus, from onus (“burden”) + -ōsus. Compare exonerate. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:inh|enm:onerous|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃en(H)- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃én(H)os Proto-Italic *onos Latin onus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin onerosuslbor. Old French onereus Middle French onereuxbor. Middle English onerous English onerous [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "burden", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "burden", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "burden", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃en(H)-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃én(H)os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*onos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "onus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ŏ̄dsos", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₃édos", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "smell", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃ed-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "athematic", "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "id" : "athematic", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ōssus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ōsus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "onerosus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "onereus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "onereux", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "onerous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "onerous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="onerous"> Inherited from Middle English onerous, borrowed from Middle French onereux, from Old French onereus, a learned borrowing from Latin onerosus, from onus (“burden”) + -ōsus. Head templates: {{en-adj}} onerous (comparative more onerous, superlative most onerous)
  1. Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome. Synonyms: burdensome, demanding, difficult, taxing, wearing Derived forms: nononerous, onerosity, onerously, onerousness, unonerous Translations (burdensome): обременителен (obremenitelen) (Bulgarian), затрудняващ (zatrudnjavašt) (Bulgarian), onerós (Catalan), těžký (Czech), tíživý (Czech), obtížný (Czech), veeleisend (Dutch), moeilijk (Dutch), lastig (Dutch), työläs (Finnish), raskas (Finnish), onéreux (French), pénible (French), lourd (French), beschwerlich (German), drückend (German), lästig (German), mühsam (German), बोझिल (bojhil) (Hindi), oneroso (Italian), ostico (Italian), onerōsus (Latin), taimaha (Māori), taumaha (Māori), toimaha (Māori), tyngende (Norwegian Bokmål), uciążliwy (Polish), oneroso (Portuguese), обременительный (obremenitelʹnyj) (Russian), тягостный (tjagostnyj) (Russian), tegoban (Serbo-Croatian), zamoran (Serbo-Croatian), oneroso (Spanish), jobbig (Swedish), ağır (Turkish), eziyetli (Turkish), güç (Turkish), külfetli (Turkish), sıkıntılı (Turkish), zahmetli (Turkish), обтя́жливий (obtjážlyvyj) (Ukrainian)

Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /ɔnɛˈruːs/, /ɔˈnɛrus/ Forms: honerous [alternative], onerose [alternative], onerouse [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle French onereux, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerosus. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:bor|frm:onereux<ety:inh<fro:onereus<ety:lbor<la:onerosus>>>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "burden", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "burden", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "burden", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃en(H)-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃én(H)os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*onos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "onus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ŏ̄dsos", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₃édos", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "smell", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃ed-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "athematic", "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "id" : "athematic", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ōssus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ōsus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "onerosus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "onereus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "onereux", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "onerous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="onerous">, {{bor|enm|frm|onereux}} Middle French onereux, {{der|enm|fro|onereus}} Old French onereus, {{der|enm|la|onerosus}} Latin onerosus Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} onerous, {{enm-adj}} onerous
  1. (Late Middle English) onerous Tags: Late-Middle-English

Alternative forms

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        "2": "la",
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      },
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    {
      "form": "honerous",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "onerose",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Italic",
        "Middle English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ed- (smell)",
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        "onerous"
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          "onerous",
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        "(Late Middle English) onerous"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɔnɛˈruːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔˈnɛrus/"
    }
  ],
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}

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