suffixfirst/second-declension suffix
-sonus
-sonus (feminine -sona, neuter -sonum)
Meaning
- morphemesuffixForms adjectives qualifying something in respect to the sound it emits
horreō (“to shiver”) > horrisonus (“having a sound that makes one shiver”)
arma (“arms”) > armisonus (“resounding with weapons”)
Origins
From sonō (“to sound”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).