-ös

(Engels)

A suffix, sometimes matching -ous.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈøːs/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Borrowed from French -eux, from Latin -ōsus, chiefly in words borrowed from French, but productive in German to a limited extent. Doublet of -os, which is borrowed directly from Latin.

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