Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-gerous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-ger-ous
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Bearing or producing.

Etymology

From Latin gerō (“to carry”) + English -ous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does -gerous mean?
Bearing or producing.
Where does -gerous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce -gerous

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