-OUS


Meaning of -OUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective suffix ]

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French -us, -ous, from Latin -osus

1. : full of : abounding in : having : possessing the qualities of

clamor ous

poison ous

2. : having a valence lower than in compounds or ions named with an adjective ending in -ic

mercur ous

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.