-sus

See also: sus, Sus, SUS, šus, sus', Sus., suš, and šūs

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See -tus (past participle suffix).

Suffix

-sus (feminine -sa, neuter -sum); first/second-declension suffix

  1. Alternative form of -tus (takes this form when suffixed to primarily third conjugation verbs with stems ending in -t-, -d-, -rg-, -ll-, or -rr-).
    ‎applaudō + ‎-sus → ‎applausus
    ‎ascendō + ‎-sus → ‎ascēnsus
    ‎cēdō + ‎-sus → ‎cessus
    ‎currō + ‎-sus → ‎cursus
    ‎pellō + ‎-sus → ‎pulsus
    ‎submergō + ‎-sus → ‎submersus
    ‎ūtor + ‎-sus → ‎ūsus
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -sus -sa -sum -sī -sae -sa
Genitive -sī -sae -sī -sōrum -sārum -sōrum
Dative -sō -sō -sīs
Accusative -sum -sam -sum -sōs -sās -sa
Ablative -sō -sā -sō -sīs
Vocative -se -sa -sum -sī -sae -sa

Etymology 2

See -tus (suffix forming nouns of action).

Suffix

-sus m (genitive -sūs); fourth declension

  1. Alternative form of -tus (takes this form when suffixed to primarily third conjugation verbs with stems ending in -t-, -d-, -rg-, -ll-, or -rr-).
    ‎applaudō + ‎-sus → ‎applausus
    ‎cadō + ‎-sus → ‎casus
    ‎currō + ‎-sus → ‎cursus
    ‎extergeō + ‎-sus → ‎extersus
    ‎pellō + ‎-sus → ‎pulsus
    ‎ūtor + ‎-sus → ‎ūsus
Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -sus -sūs
Genitive -sūs -suum
Dative -suī -sibus
Accusative -sum -sūs
Ablative -sū -sibus
Vocative -sus -sūs
Derived terms

As this suffix is simply an allomorph of -tus, the words in which it's found should be categorised in:

Latin terms suffixed with -tus (action noun)
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