English suffix

-ous

relational adjective · possessive / characterised-by

Register

learned

Productivity

mid

attaches to a sizeable but bounded set

Attaches to

N

Status

Establisheddraft

oed

Words built with -ous

famous
widely known
fame+-ous
dangerous
full of danger
danger+-ous

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

this affix: -ous

    French

    • -eux
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)

    Hindi

    • -वान
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs S)
    • -पूर्ण
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs S)
    • -मय
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs S)
    • -दार
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs P)

    Telugu

    • -గల
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)
    • -మయం
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs S)
    • -వంతుడు
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs S)

    Tamil