Suffixes - TUS
TUS,TA,TUM, etc.
Adjectives having participal force, denoting a quality or conditionsimilar to the meaning of the base word.
e.g. caleo = to be hot
CAL is the base word
CAL-I-DUS = hot.
Similarly, substantives of this class mostly have an active or passive force.
Libero = to free
LIBER = Base word
LIBER-TUS = 'the freed one', i.e. a freeman or citizen.
Adjectives having participal force, denoting a quality or conditionsimilar to the meaning of the base word.
e.g. caleo = to be hot
CAL is the base word
CAL-I-DUS = hot.
Similarly, substantives of this class mostly have an active or passive force.
Libero = to free
LIBER = Base word
LIBER-TUS = 'the freed one', i.e. a freeman or citizen.
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