-legus

See also: legus

Latin

Etymology

From legō (“to gather, collect”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɫɛ.ɡʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [le.ɡus] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-legus (feminine -lega, neuter -legum); first/second-declension suffix

1. forms adjectives related to the concept of collecting, gathering together

   ‎flōs (“flower”) + ‎-legus → ‎flōrilegus (“flower-gathering”)

2. (nominalized) one who gathers, -gatherer, -collector

   ‎dēns (“a tooth”) + ‎-legus → ‎(humorous) dentilegus (“a tooth-gatherer”)

Usage notes

• Terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the antepenultimate.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	-legus	-lega	-legum		-legī	-legae	-lega
genitive	-legī	-legae	-legī		-legōrum	-legārum	-legōrum
dative	-legō	-legae	-legō		-legīs
accusative	-legum	-legam	-legum		-legōs	-legās	-lega
ablative	-legō	-legā	-legō		-legīs
vocative	-lege	-lega	-legum		-legī	-legae	-lega

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -legus

aquilegus

dentilegus

florilegus

frugilegus

murilegus

sacrilegus

sortilegus