-vorus

See also: vorus

Latin

Etymology

vorō (I devour, I eat greedily) + -us (suffix forming adjectives)

Pronunciation

Suffix

-vorus (feminine -vora, neuter -vorum); first/second-declension suffix

  1. (forms adjectives) -eating, -devouring
    carō (stem carn-) + -voruscarnivorus
    omnis + -vorusomnivorus
    rāna + -vorusrānivorus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -vorus -vora -vorum -vorī -vorae -vora
Genitive -vorī -vorae -vorī -vorōrum -vorārum -vorōrum
Dative -vorō -vorō -vorīs
Accusative -vorum -voram -vorum -vorōs -vorās -vora
Ablative -vorō -vorā -vorō -vorīs
Vocative -vore -vora -vorum -vorī -vorae -vora

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -vorus

Descendants

  • English: -vore, -vorous
  • French: -vore
  • Italian: -voro
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