LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffixfirst/second-declension suffix

-sonus

-sonus (feminine -sona, neuter -sonum)

Meaning

  1. 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).

Quick answers

What does -sonus mean in Latin?
-sonus, a suffix, means “Forms adjectives qualifying something in respect to the sound it emits”.