-ferous

后缀
中文释义

英文释义

后缀
  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “bearing an entity or entities as specified by the noun”. morpheme
    — flagellum + -i- + -ferous → flagelliferous (“bearing a flagellum”)
  2. Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “producing a material as specified by the noun”. morpheme
    — nectar + -i- + -ferous → nectariferous (“producing nectar”)
  3. Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “containing a material as specified by the noun”. morpheme
    — nickel + -i- + -ferous → nickeliferous (“containing nickel”)

词形变化

more -ferous comparative most -ferous superlative -iferous alternative

词汇关系

相关词
ferrous ferri- ferriferous

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
Proto-Italic *ferō
Latin ferō
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos
Latin -ōsus
Old French -usbor.
Middle English -ous
English -ous
English -ferous
From Latin ferō (“to bear”) + English -ous.
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