-ferous

See also: ferous

English

Alternative forms

-iferous

Etymology

From Latin ferō (“to bear”) +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-fəɹəs/

Suffix

-ferous

Used to form adjectives from nouns, producing the specified material
‎nectar + ‎-i- (“producing nectar”) + ‎-ferous → ‎nectariferous
Used to form adjectives from nouns, containing the specified material
‎nickel + ‎-i- (“containing nickel”) + ‎-ferous → ‎nickeliferous

‎cadmium + ‎-i- (“containing cadmium”) + ‎-ferous → ‎cadmiferous

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ferous

Translations

producing a certain material

Catalan: -fer (ca)
Czech: -ferní, -nosný
Hungarian: -term(el)ő, -tartalmú, -s (hu)
Italian: -ifero
Latin: -fer
Polish: -nośny, -dajny

See also

ferrous (not to be confused); ferri-, ferriferous

Anagrams

fouser, fueros

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