suffixfirst/second-declension suffix
-ūtus
-ūtus (feminine -ūta, neuter -ūtum)
Meaning
- Late LatinmorphemesuffixAttaches to nouns to forms adjectives with the sense of '(prominently) characterized by [noun]'.
- EarlyMedieval LatinmorphemesuffixForms the perfect participle of second– or third-conjugation verbs.
Origins
Latin -utus A late rebracketing of u + -tus, a sequence found in two types of Classical Latin words: * Adjectives derived from nouns with stems ending in u such as cornūtus, verūtus < cornū, verū + -tus * Perfect participles of third-conjugation verbs with stems ending in u or v such as acūtus, solūtus < acu-ō, solv-ō + -tus
Gallo-Romance
- Catalan-ut
- Occitan-ut
- French-ufrom Old French -ut
- Norman-eufrom Old French -ut
- Walloon-oufrom Old French -ut
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguese-udo
- Spanish-udo
- Asturian-udu
- Galician-udo
Balkan Romance
- Romanian-ut
- Aromanian-ut
- Aromanian-utu
Italo-Romance
- Italian-uto
- Corsican-utu
- Neapolitan-uto
- Sicilian-utu
Insular Romance
- Sardinian-udu
Dalmatian
- unknown-oit
North Italian
- Friulian-ût
- Istriot-ù
- Ladin-ù
- Piedmontese-ù
- Venetan-udo