-eu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "eu"
Middle Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh -ou, from Proto-Brythonic *-ow, *-owes, from Proto-Celtic *-ewes (u-stem nominative plural).[1] Cognate with Cornish -ow and Breton -où.
Suffix
-eu
- Forms plural nouns., -s
Descendants
- Welsh: -au
References
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 331
Norman
Suffix
-eu
- alternative form of -eux
Derived terms
Category Norman terms suffixed with -eu not found
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Latin -eus. Cognate with Spanish -eo, English -eous.
Suffix
-eu (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -eia, masculine plural -eus, feminine plural -eias)
- a suffix for people used for some nationalities, philosophical visions, etc., e.g. ateu (“atheist”), egeu (“Aegean”), europeu (“European”), judeu (“Jewish”)
Usage notes
- The feminine equivalent is normally -eia, but occasionally is -ia (notably in judeu (“Jewish”)/judia, sandeu (“daft, silly”)/sandia).
Related terms
- -euta
Etymology 2
Noun
-eu m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eus)
- a noun-forming suffix of low productivity, corresponding especially to English learned words in -ee: apogeu (“apogee”), espondeu (“spondee”), jubileu (“jubilee”)