Suffixes -NUS- Adjectives and Substantives ending in NUS
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NUS,NA,NUM,aNUS,aNA,aNUM,eNUS,eNA,eNUM,iNUS,iNA,iNUM
erNUS,erNA,erNUM,
urNUS,urNA,urNUM,
NEUS,NEA,NEUM,
aNEUS,aNEA,aNEUM
Adjectives ending in NUS signify GIFTED, or PROVIDED WITH,
hence 'belonging to' their primitive.
Those formed from animals denote the flesh of that animal.
Those from trees and other materials,
denote the material of which it is made.
In other words, a quality evidenced by the base word is expressed.
SUBSTANTIVES
NUS,NI
iNUS,iNI
iNUS,iNI
NA,NAE
aNA,aNAE
iNA,iNAE
erNA,erNAE
NUM,NI
Substantives in the suffix NUS denote 'belonging' to that which is implied by the base word.
When from verbal roots, they denote a person or thing
'doing' or 'being' the base.
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