names of substances or
materials; as,--

aureus, _of gold_; ferreus, _of iron_; faginus, _of beech_.

2. The suffixes -ius, -icus, -ilis, -alis, -aris, -arius, -nus, -anus,
-inus, -ivus, -ensis signify _belonging to_, _connected with_; as,--

oratorius, _oratorical_; legionarius, _legionary_;
bellicus, _pertaining to war_; paternus, _paternal_;
civilis, _civil_; urbanus, _of the city_;
regalis, _regal_; marinus, _marine_;
consularis, _consular_; aestivus, _pertaining to
summer_;
circensis, _belonging to the circus_.

3. The suffixes -osus and -lentus denote _fullness_; as,--

periculosus, _full of danger_, gloriosus, _glorious_;
_dangerous_; opulentus, _wealthy_.

4. The suffix -tus has the force of _provided with_; as,--

barbatus, _bearded_; stellatus, _set with stars_.

b) _From Proper Names._

152. 1. Names of _persons_ take the suffixes: -anus, -ianus, -inus; as,--

Catonianus, _belonging to Plautinus, _belonging to
Cato_; Plautus_.

2. Names of _nations_ take the suffixes -icus, -ius; as,--

Germanicus, _German_; Thracius, _Thracian_.

3. Names of _places_ take the suffixes -anus, -inus, -ensis, -aeus, -ius;
as,--

Romanus, _Roman_; Atheniensis, _Athenian_;
Amerinus, _of Ameria_; Smyrnaeus, _of Smyrna_;
Corinthius, _Corinthian_.

NOTE.-- -anus and -ensis, appended to names of countries, designate
something _stationed in_ the country or _connected with_ it, but not
indigenous; as,--

bellum Africanum, _a war (of Romans with Romans) in Africa_.
bellum Hispaniense, _a war carried on in Spain_.
legiones Gallicanae, _(Roman) legions stationed in Gaul_.

3. Adjectives derived from Adjectives.

153. Diminutives in -lus sometimes occur; as,--

parvolus, _little_;
misellus (passer), _poor little_ (_sparrow_);
pauperculus, _needy_.

4. Adjectives derived from Adverbs.

154. These end in -ernus, -ternus, -tinus, -tinus; as,--

hodiernus, _of to-day_ (hodie);
hesternus, _of yesterday_ (heri);
intestinus, _internal_ (intus);
diutinus, _long-lasting_ (diu).

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C. VERBS.

1. Verbs derived from Verbs.

155. 1. INCEPTIVES OR INCHOATIVES. These end in -sco, and are