-EUS

Meaning of -EUS in English

a suffix occurring in Latin scientific names and in the corresponding loanwords in English: nucleus.

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-EUS — _ēəs noun combining form ( plural -ei _ēˌī ; also -euses ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, adjective suffix, composed …
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SUFFRAGAN — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ~eus, from suffragium support, prayer Date: 14th century a diocesan …
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VINE — I. ˈvīn noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French vine, vigne, from Latin vinea …
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VILLAINOUS — I. ˈvilə̇nəs adjective Etymology: Middle English villenouse, from Middle French vileneus, from vilein, villain + -eus -ous 1. : befitting …
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SANGUINE — I. ˈsaŋgwə̇n adjective Etymology: Middle English sanguin, from Middle French, from Latin sanguineus of blood, bloody, bloodred, from sanguin-, sanguis …
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PYRRHONIAN — I. pə̇ˈrōnēən noun also pyr·rhon·ic -ränik ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: pyrrhonian from Latin pyrrhon eus, noun, pyrrhonian …
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ORPHISM — I. ˈȯ(r)ˌfizəm noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Orph eus, poet and musician in Greek mythology who was …
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LINE — I. ˈlīn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līn — more at linen 1. a. archaic …
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LAUREATE — I. ˈlȯrēə̇t, ˈlär-, usu -ə̇d.+V adjective Etymology: Middle English laureat, from Latin laureatus crowned with laurel, from laurea laurel wreath …
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LARYNGEAL — I. ləˈrinj(ē)əl, |larə̇n|jēəl adjective Etymology: New Latin larynge us laryngeal (from laryng- + Latin -eus -eous) + English -al 1. …
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SHAZAM — shəˈzam, -ˈzaa(ə)m interjection Etymology: incantation used by the comic-strip hero Captain Marvel, from S olomon, H ercules, A tlas, Z …
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VISIGOTH — ˈvizəˌgäth, -ˌgȯth sometimes -isəˌ- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: Late Latin Visigothi, plural, of Germanic origin; probably from a Gothic compound …
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VIMINEOUS — və̇ˈminēəs adjective Etymology: Latin vimineus, from vimin-, vimen pliant twig, withe + -eus -eous; akin to Latin viēre to plait …
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VENEREAN — -rēən adjective Etymology: Latin venere us venerean (from Vener-, Venus, Roman goddess of love, 2d planet from the sun — …
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TROUBLOUS — ˈtrəbləs adjective Etymology: Middle English troubelous, from Old French troubleus, from trouble + -eus -ous 1. : full of trouble …
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TRITICEOUS — trə̇ˈtishəs adjective Etymology: New Latin triticeus, from Latin, of or resembling wheat, from triticum wheat + -eus -eous : of, …
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TREACHEROUS — ˈtrech(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: Middle English trecherous, tricherous, from Middle French trechereus, trichereus, from Old French, from trecherie, tricherie + -eus …
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TARTAREOUS — adjective Etymology: New Latin tartareus, from Medieval Latin tartarum tartar + Latin -eus -eous : consisting of or resembling tartar
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TANTALEAN — |tant ə l|ēən, (ˈ)tan.|tālē- adjective or tan·ta·li·an (ˈ)tan.|tālē- Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin tantal eus of or relating to Tantalus …
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SULFUREOUS — adjective or sul·phu·re·ous |səl|fyu̇rēəs Etymology: Latin sulfureus, sulphureus, from sulfur, sulphur, sulpur sulfur + -eus -eous : consisting of sulfur …
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SUBNIVEAN — |səb|nivēən adjective Etymology: from sub- + Latin niv eus of snow + English -an — more at niveous : situated …
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SUBEREOUS — (ˈ)sü|birēəs adjective or su·ber·ic -berik Etymology: subereous from Latin subereus, from suber + -eus -eous; suberic from Latin suber + …
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STYLOHYOID — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|hīˌȯid noun also sty·lo·hy·oi·de·us ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌhīˈȯidēəs ( plural stylohyoids -dz ; also stylohyoi·dei -dēˌī) Etymology: New Latin stylohyoideus, from styl- (II) …
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STUPEOUS — -pēəs adjective Etymology: Latin stupeus, stuppeus made of tow, from stupa, stuppa tow + -eus -eous : resembling tow : …
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STAMIN — ˈstamə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French estamin, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin staminea, from feminine of …
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SOTADEAN — |sōd.ə|dēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin sotad eus sotadean (from Greek sōtadeios, from Sōtadēs Sotades, 3d century B.C. Greek …
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SOLACIOUS — säˈlāshəs, sōˈl- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French solacieus, from Old French, from solas solace + -eus -ous archaic …
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-OIDEA — ˈȯidēə noun plural suffix or -oi·da -də ; or -oi·dei -dēˌī Etymology: -oidea, New Latin, from Latin -oïdes -oid + …
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-EA — a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin: cornea. [ -ea, -aea, -ea, fem. sing. and neut. pl. of -EUS, -AEUS, …
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