-ózus

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin -osus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [oːzuʃ]

Suffix

-ózus

  1. (adjective-forming suffix) -ous, -ious (added to a foreign word to create an adjective)
    ominózus (ominous)

Usage notes

According to Attila Mártonfi, -ózus is one of the "32 typical, distinguishable foreign word endings" which cannot be considered independent Hungarian suffixes.[1]

Declension

Inflection of -ózus
singular plural
nominative -ózus -ózusak
accusative -ózusat
-ózust
-ózusakat
dative -ózusnak -ózusaknak
instrumental -ózussal -ózusakkal
causal-final -ózusért -ózusakért
translative -ózussá -ózusakká
terminative -ózusig -ózusakig
essive-formal -ózusként -ózusakként
essive-modal
inessive -ózusban -ózusakban
superessive -ózuson -ózusakon
adessive -ózusnál -ózusaknál
illative -ózusba -ózusakba
sublative -ózusra -ózusakra
allative -ózushoz -ózusakhoz
elative -ózusból -ózusakból
delative -ózusról -ózusakról
ablative -ózustól -ózusaktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular
-ózusé -ózusaké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
-ózuséi -ózusakéi

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ózus

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

  1. ^ Attila Mártonfi: The System of the Hungarian Suffixes, Theses of the PhD dissertation, Budapest, 2006