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-us

[us]

suffix

LanguageAinu (Japan)

Meaning
  1. -y
  2. -ful
  3. -ous
  4. -ose
Examples

kemuna + -us → kemunaus

Hair or fur + -us makes 'hairy' or 'fluffy'.

Pronunciationus

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteOften conveys a sense of abundance or a large amount of the base noun.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.