"-ferous" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [English]

Etymology: From Latin ferō (“to bear”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ferō|-ous|lang1=la|t1=to bear}} Latin ferō (“to bear”) + -ous Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ferous, {{en-suffix}} -ferous
  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns, producing the specified material Tags: morpheme Translations (producing a certain material): -fer (Catalan), -ferní (Czech), -nosný (Czech), -term(el)ő (Hungarian), -tartalmú (Hungarian), -s (Hungarian), -ifero (Italian), -fer (Latin)
    Sense id: en--ferous-en-suffix-sSpCDr84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'producing a certain material': 64 36
  2. Used to form adjectives from nouns, containing the specified material Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ferous-en-suffix-nFI1QohF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -iferous Related terms: ferrous (english: not to be confused), ferri-, ferriferous

Alternative forms

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