-iu

Română

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-iu

/iw/

Where it comes from

Probably from Latin -īvus. Mostly found in older, popular words; compare the neological borrowing -iv.

suffix -ie · -ii · -iu

masculine, morpheme, neuter Forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities, especially relating to color; roughly equivalent to -ive or sometimes -ish.

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-ish appended to words

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"-iu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/-iu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

-iu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/-iu

Chicago

"-iu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/-iu.

BibTeX

@misc{iu_2026,
  title = {-iu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/-iu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}