-legus
See also: legus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from legō (“I gather, collect”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /le.ɡus/, [ɫ̪ɛɡʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /le.ɡus/, [leɡus] (stressed on the antepenult)
Suffix
[edit]-legus (feminine -lega, neuter -legum); first/second-declension suffix
- Forms adjectives related to the concept of collecting, gathering together.
- flōs (“flower”) > flōrilegus (“flower-gathering”)
Usage notes
[edit]- Terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the antepenultimate.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | -legus | -lega | -legum | -legī | -legae | -lega | |
| genitive | -legī | -legae | -legī | -legōrum | -legārum | -legōrum | |
| dative | -legō | -legae | -legō | -legīs | |||
| accusative | -legum | -legam | -legum | -legōs | -legās | -lega | |
| ablative | -legō | -legā | -legō | -legīs | |||
| vocative | -lege | -lega | -legum | -legī | -legae | -lega | |