suffixfirst/second-declension suffix
-parus
-parus (feminine -para, neuter -parum)
Classical[pa.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[pa.rus]
Meaning
- morphemesuffix-parous (giving birth)
Origins
From pariō (“to give birth”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).
From pariō (“to give birth”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).