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-ius
-ius
Latin
Suffix
-ius m (feminine -ia, neuter -ium); first/second declension
- forming adjectives from nouns
Declension
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | -ius | -ia | -ium | -iī | -iae | -ia | |
| genitive | -iī | -iae | -iī | -iōrum | -iārum | -iōrum | |
| dative | -iō | -iō | -iīs | ||||
| accusative | -ium | -iam | -ium | -iōs | -iās | -ia | |
| ablative | -iō | -iā | -iō | -iīs | |||
| vocative | -ie | -ia | -ium | -iī | -iae | -ia | |
Usage notes
The suffix -ius is added to a noun to form an adjective indicating "made of" or "belonging to" that noun.
- Examples:
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-ius'>Latin words suffixed with -ius</a>
Synonyms
References
- “-ius” on page 986/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Etymology 2
See -ior (suffix forming adjectives’ comparative degrees).
Suffix
-ius
- nominative neuter singular of -ior
- accusative neuter singular of -ior
- vocative neuter singular of -ior
Etymology 3
See -ō (suffix forming adverbs).
Suffix
-ius
- comparative degree of -ō