Chapter 5: Turning Latin Nouns into Adjectives

§41. Summary of Adjective-forming Suffixes

LATIN > ENGLISH LATIN > ENGLISH
1. -ALIS > -AL -ARIS > -AR (-ARY)
2. -ILIS > -ILE (-IL)
3. -ANUS > -AN
4. -INUS > -INE
5. -ARIUS > -ARY (-ARIUM, -ER)
6. -OSUS > -OUS, -OSE
7. -LENTUS > -LENT

 

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