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-CULUS, -UNCULUS^ primary or secondary denominative; tmis- 

 ciihis, little mouse ; nnhe-cula, little cloud ; oper-culum, 

 little lid; cent-iinculus, cloth of many colors; orati-tm- 

 cula, little speech 



-ELLUS, -ILLUS, primary or secondary denominative : inis-elhis, 

 wretch; loin-ella, small leaf; pat-clla, small dish; penic- 

 ilhis, hair pencil ; osc-illnni, little face 



-UNCio, secondary denominative: honi-itncio, manikin 



The gender of diminutives is reg-ularly that of the stem to 

 which they are attached. 



Patronymics. These are formed by the regular Greek suf- 

 fixes, which have given rise in Greek to adjectives that 

 have become nouns in Latin. 



ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES 



Ozimership or Relation 



-ANUS, -ENUS, -INUS, primary or secondary denominative : pag- 



anuSj rustic; ser-enus, calm; mar-inns, of the sea 

 -Acus, -icus, primary or secondary denominative : paiisi-acus, 



olive-colored; hepat-icns, liver-colored 

 -ALis, -ELis, -iLis, -ULUS, primary or secondary denominative: 



litor-alis, of the shore; hmn-ilis, lowly; ed-ulis, edible 

 -ARTS, -ARius, -TOKius, primary or secondary denominative: 



milit-aris, martial ; laniin-arius, blade-like ; desul-torius, 



of a vaulter 

 -ATUS. -iTus, -UTUS, primary or secondary denominative : ped- 



atus, having a foot; turr-itus, turreted; hirs-ntns, rough 

 -EUS, -EJUS, -icius, primary or secondary denominative: frond- 



eus, leafy ; pleb-eins, of the commons ; advcnt-icius, for- 

 eign 



Material 



-ACEUS, -icius, primary or secondary denominative : ochr- 

 aceus, of ochre ; viol-accus, violet-colored ; later-icius, 

 brick red 

 -EUS, -lus, -Eius, primary or secondary denominative: lign-ens, 

 of wood; ros-eus, rosy; aur-eus, golden; liinon-ius, 

 lemon yellow ; chalyb-eius, of steel 



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