-enus

Latin Etymology la :der ine-pro:*-nós Ultimately from la ine-pro *-nós: In sense 1, from the distributive numeral suffix la -nus by la 1 of numerals such as la septēnus seven each, la novēnus nine each, la dēnus ten each. In sense 2, an extended form of the relational suffix la -nus; compare la -ānus, la -īnus. In sense 3, borrowed from la grc -ηνός. Pronunciation -ēnus la -ē nus Suffix -ēnus la -nus numeral, used to form some distributive numerals. la centum -nus centēnus hundred -ēnus one hundred each la septingentī -nus septingentēnus seven hundred -ēnus seven hundred each (alternative form of la septingēnus) la mille -nus millēnus thousand -ēnus one thousand each la quot -nus quotēnus how many -ēnus how many each la rare Of or pertaining to; -ine la lanius butcher -ēnus laniēnus of a butcher la alius other, another -ēnus aliēnus of another; alien; foreign Added to a place name to form an adjective. la Antiochīa -ēnus Antiochēnus Antioch Antiochian Declension -ēnus Derived terms la