suffix · femininethird declension
-ūgō
-ūgō f (genitive -ūginis)
Classical[ˈuː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈuː.ɡo]
Meaning
- morphemeSuffixed to nouns and to adjectives, forms nouns denoting thin or superficial coatings, films, layers, platings vel sim. of materials.
aes (oblique stem: aer-) + -ūgō → aerūgō
albus + -ūgō → albūgō
Origins
A metanalysis of aerūca + nasal suffix *-n- > *aerūgn- > *aerūgin- > aerūgō as aes + -ūgō. Compare -īgō (suffix forming nouns).
Descendants
- Galician-uxe