-sonus

Latin

Etymology

From sonō (“I sound”) +‎ -us (adjective-forming suffix).

Suffix

-sonus (feminine -sona, neuter -sonum); first/second-declension suffix

1. Forms adjectives qualifying something in respect to the sound it emits

   horreō (“I shiver”) > horrisonus (“having a sound that makes one shiver”)

   arma (“arms”) > armisonus (“resounding with weapons”)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-sonus	-sona	-sonum		-sonī	-sonae	-sona
Genitive	-sonī	-sonae	-sonī		-sonōrum	-sonārum	-sonōrum
Dative	-sonō		-sonō		-sonīs
Accusative	-sonum	-sonam	-sonum		-sonōs	-sonās	-sona
Ablative	-sonō	-sonā	-sonō		-sonīs
Vocative	-sone	-sona	-sonum		-sonī	-sonae	-sona

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -sonus