-euse

Bedeutung (English)

female equivalent of -eur

Konzepte

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/øz/
Etymologie (English)

In summary

Inherited from Latin -ōsa, feminine form of -ōsus (which became -eux). Use as the female equivalent of -eur is a later development which rests on the phonetic similarity of the suffixes.

Neu
-eur

forms masculine agent nouns from verbs (some of which are also used as adjectives)

Neu
-eux

  1. -ous, -y
  2. forms nouns and adjectives with a humble or pejorative character

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