suffixfirst/second-declension suffix
-āceus
-āceus (feminine -ācea, neuter -āceum)
Classical[ˈaː.ke.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.t͡ʃe.us]
Meaning
- morphemesuffix-aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -aceus From -āx (“inclined to”) + -eus (suffix indicating origin).
Borrowings
- Catalan-aci
- English-aceous
- French-acé
- Italian-aceo
- Portuguese-áceo
- Spanish-áceo
- Translingual-aceae
Italo-Romance
- Italian-accio
- Italian-azzo
- Sicilian-azzu
Gallo-Romance
- Catalan-às
- French-assefrom Old French -ace
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguese-aço
- Spanish-azo
- Asturian-aciu
- Asturian-azu
- Galician-azo
- Mozarabic*-ačo
Balkano-Romance
- Romanian-aț