derivative suffix

-tà

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[ta]

1. derivative suffix Added to an adjective, it derives the corresponding noun. This noun is of feminine gender and makes its plural in -tatas. It sometimes adds an intermediate -i- vowel. Example: ouscur (adjective), dark, ouscurità (noun), darkness; aintïu (adjective), antique, aintjutà (noun), antiquity.

Etymology: From Latin -tate.

-òs

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[os]

1. derivative suffix Added to a noun or an adjective, it derives a new adjective with a meaning of abundance. Example: pes (noun), weight, pesòs (adjective), heavy; verd (adjective), green, verdòs (adjective), greenish.

Etymology: From Latin -osus.

-õ

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[o]

1. derivative suffix Added to a noun or adjective, it introduces an augmentative meaning, big size, preference, etc. Example: home, man, homõ, big strong fellow; pella, skin, pellona, hide (thick skin).

Etymology: From Latin -one.

-ã

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[a]

1. derivative suffix Added to a noun, it derives a new noun or a new adjective. It means procedence, relationship, membership, etc. Example: cità (noun), city, citatã (noun), citizen; megg (noun), middle, meggã (adjective), medium-size.

Etymology: From Latin -anus.

-a

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[a]

1. derivative suffix Added to a masculine singular noun or adjective, it changes the gender to feminine. In case the noun or adjective finished in the vowel -e, it has to be removed before adding the -a. Example: dret (3), right (masculine), dreta, right (feminine); cjude, boy, cjuda, girl.

Etymology: From Latin -a.

-az

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[az]

1. derivative suffix Added to a noun, it derives a new noun with an augmentative meaning (larger size). Example: casa, house, casaza, mansion; mur, wall (as of Berlin Wall), muraz, wall (of a medieval town).

Etymology: From Latin -aceus via *-atiu.

-ut

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[ut]

1. derivative suffix Added to a noun, it derives a new noun or adjective that expresses repulse, rejection or inferior quality. Example: casa, house, casut, hut.

Etymology: From Latin –utu.