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-øs

-øs

See also: øs and Appendix:Variations of "os"

Danish

Suffix

-øs

  1. -ous

Usage notes

Adjectives formed by -øs have nouns ending in -itet with the sense of "the quality of being adjective". The ø may be retained or morph into o.

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Danish_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%B8s'>Danish words suffixed with -øs</a>

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German -ös, from French -eux, from Latin -ōsus.

Suffix

-øs

  1. -ous

Derived terms

  • amorøs
  • famøs
  • filistrøs
  • incestuøs

References

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Norwegian_Bokm%C3%A5l_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%B8s'>Norwegian Bokmål words suffixed with -øs</a>

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German -ös, from French -eux, from Latin -ōsus.

Suffix

-øs

  1. -ous

Derived terms

See Bokmål above.

References

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Norwegian_Nynorsk_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%B8s'>Norwegian Nynorsk words suffixed with -øs</a>