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Was the suffix -eus productive during or after the Classical period? Did this change over time?
The use of the suffix -eus to create an adjective based on a noun was very common, and it denoted a relational sense — that is, being made of the noun or being like the noun in some way (a good ...
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Why "geometria" and not "geometrica"?
Why do "rhetorica", "musica", "ethica", etc. all end in "-ica", but "geometria" ends in "-ia"?
I have looked for the etymology of those ...
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What are the meaning and function of -ne in superne and pone?
What are the meaning and function of -ne in superne and pone? Oxford Latin Dictionary seems to say that the senses of -ne is related to making questions, and it is hard for me to relate its senses ...
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Was suffix -alis derived from alis or alius? Or are they unrelated?
Oxford Latin Dictionary says:
alis see alius.
-alis, -ale adjl. suff. Collat. w. -aris, which is used when the base contains an l (but cf. cleacalis, limitalis); formed from
nouns (...
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Adjectives in dictionaries
When meeting an adjective in a dictionary, there are some suffixes. What are they referring to?
For example:
extremus, a, um = extreme
amplus, a, um = important
iratus, a, um = triggered
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Translating plant names used attributively
In English and some other languages, a plant name (or a fruit name) can be used like an adjective ("attributively"), for example apple juice, oak wood, birch bark.
When translated into Latin,...
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Why do so many names end with -us?
This is probably a simple question, but why do so many ancient Roman names (both first and last) end in "-us"? For example: Marcus Aurelius, Josephus Flavius, Julius, Maximus, Hadrianus, ...
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What would a little actor be? [duplicate]
I'm trying to make a diminutive of an agent (specifically imperator, to name a prince), and I can't find out how the diminutive suffix -ulus would interact with the agentive -or. My best guess is &...
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What does suffix -dem mean?
Keller's Learn to Read Latin says:
The adjective Idem, eadem, idem is formed by the addition of the suffix -dem to the demonstrative adjective is, ea, id.
What does suffix -dem mean? I couldn't find ...
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Is there a semantic difference between -icus and -alis?
As far as I know both suffixes can be used to create an adjective from a noun.
e.g. numericus and numeralis (and even numericalis!)
Is there a semantic difference between them, a preferred suffix for ...
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Principles of forming epic poem titles from words
Could someone point me to a reliable source towards how are the -α?/-ι?/etc. suffixes are applied to form the titles of epic poems?
For example, why ?λιον > ?λι?? but ?χιλλε?? > ?χιλλη??, and ...
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Is there a suffix that means "like", or "resembling"?
What would be the appropriate suffix to add to a word to say that it resembles the noun? In English, we have the example of "Roguelike" (or Rogue-like), which is a style of video game. It's ...
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What does "arcularia" mean in the species name "Nassarius arcularia"?
I encountered the species name Nassarius arcularia and I'm very confused about its construction.
Per Wikipedia, this name refers to a species of "nassa mud snails" or "dog whelks". ...
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What is the gender and singular declension of the scientific Latin suffix -idae?
The scientific suffix -idae is used to form names of subclasses of plants or families of animals, e.g. Bovidae. In scientific writing (in English and German), the resulting words are treated as plural ...
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Suffixes -τρον, -θρον, and -εθρον
Dickinson College's digitization of the grammar text by Goodell seems to suggest that -τρον and -θρον are synonyms. We also have πτολ?εθρον, where it looks to me like the suffix is -εθρον (unless this ...
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