"-us" meaning in Welsh

See -us in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɨ̞s/ [North-Wales], /ɪs/ [South-Wales]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh -us, from Proto-Brythonic *-ʉs, from Latin -ōsus. Cognate with Cornish -us, Breton -us and English -ous. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|-us}} Middle Welsh -us, {{der|cy|cel-bry-pro|*-ʉs}} Proto-Brythonic *-ʉs, {{der|cy|la|-ōsus}} Latin -ōsus, {{cog|kw|-us}} Cornish -us, {{cog|br|-us}} Breton -us, {{cog|en|-ous}} English -ous Head templates: {{head|cy|suffix}} -us
  1. adjectival suffix often indicating a characteristic, propensity or abundance Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--us-cy-suffix-AstIhwgg
  2. (chemistry) -ous, Used in chemical nomenclature to name chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a lower oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ig. For example asid nitrus (“nitrous acid, HNO₂”) has fewer oxygen atoms per molecule than asid nitrig (“nitric acid, HNO₃”). Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en--us-cy-suffix-YYnvYPyT Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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