-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
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