-tioussuffix

Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. scrumptious adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -tiōsus.

Etymology: < classical Latin -tiōsus < -t- (in a past participial stem) + -iōsus -ious suffix.

It serves to form adjectives belonging to nouns in -tion, as in ostentation, -tious, ambition, -tious, caution, -tious, contention, -tious, nutrition, -tious, superstition, -tious; but its range is much narrower than that of -tion.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	-tious
释义	-tioussuffix Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. scrumptious adj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -tiōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin -tiōsus < -t- (in a past participial stem) + -iōsus -ious suffix. It serves to form adjectives belonging to nouns in -tion, as in ostentation, -tious, ambition, -tious, caution, -tious, contention, -tious, nutrition, -tious, superstition, -tious; but its range is much narrower than that of -tion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < suffix
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