-eous
an adjectival suffix with the meanings “composed of,” “resembling, having the nature of,” occurring in loanwords from latin (igneous; ligneous; vitreous); also, as a semantically neutral suffix, found on adjectives of diverse origin, sometimes with corresponding nouns ending in -ty2, (beauteous; courteous; hideous; h-m-geneous; plenteous; righteous).
-eous
suffix
relating to or having the nature of gaseous compare -ious
word origin
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variant of -rel.
- -erino
-erino suffix used to form nouns (also -arino or -orino) a humorous version or a remarkable specimen of what is indicated: peacherino/ b-tcherino [1900+; probably fr the italian diminutive suffix -ino combined with the agentive suffix -er]
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an adjective suffix occurring with names of directions: northern; southern.
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a suffix that creates familiar, usually jocular variations of semantically more neutral nouns; normally added to monosyllabic bases, or merged with bases ending in -er: flopperoo; smackeroo; switcheroo. -eroo suffix used to form nouns (also -aroo or -roo or -oo) emphatic, humorous, or affectionate form of what is indicated: babyroo/ floperoo/ jivaroo/ screameroo/ sockeroo (1930s+)