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-tus
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Appendix:Variations of "tus"
Finnish
Etymology
By analogy with fi -us action derivatives of verbs ending in fi -ttaa and fi -staa -istaa, which are plenty.
Suffix
noun tys
fi -us action forms nouns from verbs, describing an action or event
Usage notes
This variant of the suffix is used when the verb belongs to the conjugation classes:
66 (fi rohkaista); the stem for the verb will be the consonant stem ending in -s-
69 (fi valita); the stem for the verb will be the part prior to the final -ts-
Declension
-tu a
Derived terms
fi
Gothic
Romanization
got -𐍄𐌿𐍃
Latin
Etymology 1
la past participle :inh itc-pro:*-tos<id:verbal adjectives> ++ 1
Compare sa -त -tá, sla-pro *-tъ, gem-pro *-þaz *-þaz, *-daz, *-taz.
Pronunciation
tus
Suffix
-tus
la past participleForms the past participle of verbs.
la adjectiveForms adjectives having the sense "provided with".
la iūs law, legality; equity, the right, justice → la iūstus lawful, legal; equitable, rightful, just
la onus a burden or load, especially one excessive in magnitude → la onustus burdened”, “heavily laden”, “overencumbered by a load
Usage notes
Declension
-tus
Derived terms
la adjective
Etymology 2
la :inh itc-pro:*-tus<ety:inh<ine-pro:*-tus<id:action noun><pos:suffix deriving action nouns from verb roots>>> action noun suffix ++ 1
Cognate with sa -तुम्, gem-pro *-þuz, grc -τύς, sla-pro *-tъ.
Pronunciation
tus
Suffix
-tus<4>
Forms action nouns from verbs.
la cadō cāsus
la habeō to have, possess, have on, carry, wear habitus a state or condition of being, physical character, demeanour, style of dress
la sūmō to spend [time, effort, money, etc.] sūmptus expenditure
Usage notes
The verb stem undergoes the same modifications as with the above suffix.
Declension
-tus<4>
Derived terms
la action noun
Etymology 3
la abstract noun :inh ine-pro:*-tuHts<pos:abstract-noun forming suffix> + 1 Compare cel-pro *-tūss, got -𐌳𐌿𐌸𐍃 -dūþs. See la -tās. la
Pronunciation
tūs
Suffix
-tūs<3>
Forms collective/abstract nouns from adjectives or other nouns.
la iuvenis young, a young man → la iuventūs the young, young men collectively; the period or qualities of youthful manhood, youth
la senex an old man → la senectūs old men collectively; the period or condition of old age
Declension
-tūs<3>
Derived terms
la abstract noun
Etymology 4
la adverb :inh itc-pro:<alt:*-tos><ety:der<ine-pro:*-tos>> ++ 1 Compare grc -τός, found in the adverb grc ἐντός within, and sa -तस्, found as an ablatival ending in sa अतस् átas, sa अग्रतस् agratás.Rosén, H. (2007). "A Latin adverbialization: -(i)tus from separative-locative to manner adverb." Historische Sprachforschung / Historical Linguistics, 120, 215–230. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40849301
Alternative forms
la -itus adverb
Pronunciation
-tus
Suffix
-tus -
-ly; forms adverbs.
la -ē -ter -ō
See also
la -tus (adverb)
References
Further reading
1 -tūs¹ 1,995/2
1 -tus² 1,995/2
1 -tus³ 1,995/2
la inflectional suffixes