suffix
Meaning 1
Found in adjectives from Latin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
-aneous
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: -āʹnĭ.əs
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈeɪ.nɪ.əs/
History
Etymology
From Latin -āneus, with influence from -ous (from Latin -ōsus) although the two suffixes are not etymologically related.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: -ani — Translations
- French: -ané — Translations
- French: -ain — Translations
- Middle French: -ané — Translations
- Middle French: -ain — Translations
- Italian: -aneo — Translations
- Portuguese: -âneo — Translations
- Spanish: -áneo — Translations