-aceus
Latin
Alternative forms
- -ācius (Late Latin, misspelling)
Etymology
Derived from the adjectival suffix -āx (“inclined to”) + -eus (“suffix indicating origin”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.ke.us/, [ˈaː.ke.ʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.t͡ʃe.us/, [ˈaː.t͡ʃe.us]
Suffix
-āceus m (feminine -ācea, neuter -āceum); first/second declension
- -aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to
Usage notes
The suffix -āceus is added to a noun to form an adjective of relationship to that noun.
- membrāna (“membrane”) + -aceus → membrānāceus (“membranaceous”)
Declension
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | -āceus | -ācea | -āceum | -āceī | -āceae | -ācea | |
| Genitive | -āceī | -āceae | -āceī | -āceōrum | -āceārum | -āceōrum | |
| Dative | -āceō | -āceō | -āceīs | ||||
| Accusative | -āceum | -āceam | -āceum | -āceōs | -āceās | -ācea | |
| Ablative | -āceō | -āceā | -āceō | -āceīs | |||
| Vocative | -ācee | -ācea | -āceum | -āceī | -āceae | -ācea | |
Descendants
- Translingual: -aceae
- Catalan: -aci, -às
- → English: -aceous
- French: -asse
- Italian: -accio, -aceo
- Portuguese: -aço
- Spanish: -azo, -áceo
See also
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