Italian

Suffix

-oso

1. -ous, -ful, -y

Synonyms

• -uoso

Derived terms

Latin

Suffix

-ōsō

1. dative masculine singular of -ōsus
2. dative neuter singular of -ōsus
3. ablative masculine singular of -ōsus
4. ablative neuter singular of -ōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōsos from *ōnt-to-s from *-o-wont-to-s. The last form is a combination of two Proto-Indo-European suffixes: Proto-Indo-European *-went-, *-wont- and Proto-Indo-European *-to-.

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo.zo/

Suffix

-oso m ‎(feminine -osa, plural -osos, feminine plural -osas)

1. -ous, -y

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -ōsus.

Suffix

-oso m ‎(feminine -osa, plural -osos, feminine plural -osas)

1. -ous, -ful, -y

Derived terms

• carnoso ‎(“fleshy”)
• doloroso ‎(“painful”)
• glorioso ‎(“glorious”)