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Pronunciation
- /-fəɹəs/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -ferous From Latin ferō (“to bear”) + English -ous.
Meanings
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(morpheme) Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “bearing an entity or entities as specified by the noun”.
flos, floris + -i- + -ferous → floriferous (“bearing flowers”)
flagellum + -i- + -ferous → flagelliferous (“bearing a flagellum”)
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(morpheme) Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “producing a material as specified by the noun”.
nectar + -i- + -ferous → nectariferous (“producing nectar”)
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(morpheme) Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “containing a material as specified by the noun”.
nickel + -i- + -ferous → nickeliferous (“containing nickel”)
cadmium + -i- + -ferous → cadmiferous (“containing cadmium”)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| -iferous | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more -ferous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most -ferous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
ferri- · ferriferous · ferrous
Translations (9)
it -ifero (producing a certain material) · cs -ferní (producing a certain material) · es -fero (producing a certain material) · cs -nosný (producing a certain material) · hu -s (producing a certain material) · hu -tartalmú (producing a certain material) · ca -fer (producing a certain material) · la -fer (producing a certain material) · hu -term(el)ő (producing a certain material)