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iu IU -iú ỉu Catalan Etymology ca :inh la:-īvus ca la -īvus. Pronunciation íu Suffix -ive; forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities Derived terms ca Related terms ca -tiu Old Irish Etymology From sga cel-pro *-yūs, from sga ine-pro *-yōs. Pronunciation sga [u] Suffix sga suffix inflectional suffixes Used to form the comparative degree of adjectives -er, more if possible it palatalises the preceding consonant and raises preceding vowel sga sen old siniu older sga oll ample uilliu more ample sga dían swift déniu swifter sga tiug thick tigiu thick sga tanae thin tanu thinner sga lobur weak lobru weaker Inflection Indeclinable. Alternative forms sga -u when the preceding consonant (cluster) isn't palatalised sga -a in irregular comparatives comparative Derived terms sga Descendants mga -iu ga -e comparative References smaller Further reading 233f. 369 Romanian Etymology Probably from ro la -īvus. Mostly found in older, popular words; compare the neological borrowing ro -iv 1. Pronunciation ro /iw/ Suffix i 1 Forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities, especially relating to color; roughly equivalent to -ive or sometimes -ish. Usage notes The terms formed from the suffix often have the meaning of approximating or being similar to a certain quality (from the noun or adjective it modifies); it can be comparable to some uses of -ish in English: somewhat, approximately, slightly, rather: e.g. ro cenușiu grayish, ro albăstriu bluish. A suffix playing a similar role in Romanian is also ro -ui, especially with colors. Declension i Derived terms ro auriu, ro arămiu, ro căpriu, ro castaniu, ro cenușiu, ro corbiu, ro cărămiziu, ro cafeniu, ro portocaliu, ro albăstriu, ro negriu, ro gălbiu, ro ruginiu, ro sângeriu, ro tuciuriu, etc. ro See also ro -esc ro -ui