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Etymology
Inherited from Latin -īvus.
Suffix
-iu (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iva, masculine plural -ius, feminine plural -ives)
- -ive; forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities
Derived terms
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *-yūs, from Proto-Indo-European *-yōs.[1]
Pronunciation
Suffix
-iu
- Used to form the comparative degree of adjectives -er, more (if possible it palatalises the preceding consonant and raises preceding vowel)
- sen (“old”) + -iu → siniu (“older”)
- oll (“ample”) + -iu → uilliu (“more ample”)
- dían (“swift”) + -iu → déniu (“swifter”)
- tiug (“thick”) + -iu → tigiu (“thick”)
- tanae (“thin”) + -iu → tanu (“thinner”)
- lobur (“weak”) + -iu → lobru (“weaker”)
Inflection
Indeclinable.
- -u (when the preceding consonant (cluster) isn't palatalised)
- -a (in irregular comparatives)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Jasanoff, Jay (1988–1990) “The origin of the Celtic comparative type OIr. tressa, MW trech ‘stronger’”, in Die Sprache, volume 34, published 1991, pages 171-189
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Probably from Latin -īvus. Mostly found in older, popular words; compare the neological borrowing -iv.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-iu m or n (feminine singular -ie, plural -ii)
- Forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities, especially relating to color; roughly equivalent to -ive or sometimes -ish.
Usage notes
The terms formed from the suffix often have the meaning of approximating or being similar to a certain quality (from the noun or adjective it modifies); it can be comparable to some uses of -ish in English: somewhat, approximately, slightly, rather: e.g. cenușiu (“grayish”), albăstriu (“bluish”). A suffix playing a similar role in Romanian is also -ui, especially with colors.
Declension
Derived terms
- auriu, arămiu, căpriu, castaniu, cenușiu, corbiu, cărămiziu, cafeniu, portocaliu, albăstriu, negriu, gălbiu, ruginiu, sângeriu, tuciuriu, etc.
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