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-aneous

UK/-ˈeɪ.nɪ.əs/

-aneous suffix: found in adjectives from Latin.

Suffix

-aneous

  1. Found in adjectives from Latin.

Origin of -aneous

From Latin -āneus, with influence from -ous (from Latin -ōsus) although the two suffixes are not etymologically related.

Questions about -aneous

What does -aneous mean?
-aneous means found in adjectives from Latin.
What part of speech is -aneous?
-aneous is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -aneous?
-aneous is pronounced /-ˈeɪ.nɪ.əs/ (UK).

Words near -aneous in the dictionary

  1. -androus
  2. -andry
  3. -ane
  4. -aneal
  5. -aneity
  6. -aneous
  7. -angle
  8. -angular
  9. -ania
  10. -anine
  11. -ans

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