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-ius
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Translingual
Etymology
mul suffix :bor la:-ius<id:suffix forming adjectives> 1
mul la -ius.
Suffix
mul suffix
Latinizing suffix
suffix for making genera eponymous of a male person
Derived terms
mul
Latin
Pronunciation
-ius stressed on the antepenult
Etymology 1
la suffix forming adjectives :from itc-ola:-ios<id:suffix forming adjectives>
From la itc-ola -ios, from la itc-pro *-ios *-i(j)os, from la ine-pro *-yós. Cognate with grc -ῐος.
Suffix
-ius
la relational forming adjectives from nouns
la -eus -īnus -us<id:relational adjective> -icus
ending of most Classical Latin 'nomina gentilicia' (family names or surnames, shared by the members of a gens)
suffix forming patronymic cognomina
la -īnus -ānus -iānus
la Cōnstāns Cōnstantius
la New Latin suffix for Latinizing surnames
la -us<id:Latinization>
Usage notes
The suffix -ius is added to a noun to form an adjective indicating "made of" or "belonging to" that noun.
Examples:
la pater father patrius paternal
la rēx king, ruler rēgius kingly, royal
la uxor wife uxōrius uxorious
la papȳrus papyrus papȳrius made of papyrus
In taxonomics,Etymology: The Latinization of Modern Surnames for Species Names (July 29th), 29.07.2014, https://iam-discite.tumblr.com/post/93215833830/etymology-the-latinization-of-modern-surnames-for out of analogy with ancient Roman nomina gentilicia, this suffix is added to surnames ending in a consonant other than the ending -er and, sometimes, replacing a mute final -e.
Examples:
la fr Descartes Cartesius
la de Leibniz Leibnitius
la de Schmalz Smalcius
la en Shakespeare Shakespeārius
Declension
-ius
Synonyms
la -āceus
la -āneus
la -ticus
Derived terms
la -ium
la
Descendants
ca -i
it -io
pt -io
es -io
References
1 -ius 986/1
Etymology 2
la -ius neuter comparative :inh itc-pro:*-jos 1 +
Suffix
la suffix form
la -ior nom//acc//voc n s comparative degree suffix
Suffix
la suffix adverb-forming suffixes
forms comparative adverbs
Etymology 3
la pronoun genitive
From la itc-pro *-osjos, itself from la ine-pro *-ósyo genitive case suffix secondarily marked with the genitive *-s.
Suffix
la suffix form
the regular genitive singular suffix for most pronouns
la quī: la cuius
la hic: la huius
la ūnus: la ūnī̆us
la alter: la alterī̆us (alongside la alterī, la alterae)
Usage notes
Like 3d- and 4th-declension, and unlike 1st- and 2nd-declension forms, has one form for all genders. A gendered adjective option also exists for la cuius#Etymology_3 cuius.