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-eu

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Norman

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Suffix

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-eu

  1. Alternative form of -eux

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Category Norman terms suffixed with -eu not found

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From Latin -eus. Cognate with Spanish -eo, English -eous.

Suffix

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-eu (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -eia, masculine plural -eus, feminine plural -eias)

  1. a suffix for people used for some nationalities, philosophical visions, etc., e.g. ateu (atheist), egeu (Aegean), europeu (European), judeu (Jewish)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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-eu m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eus)

  1. a noun-forming suffix of low productivity, corresponding especially to English learned words in -ee: apogeu (apogee), espondeu (spondee), jubileu (jubilee)
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