- -ferousness
- -fer·ous·ness
English syllables. 2014.
English syllables. 2014.
-ferousness — noun combining form see ferous * * * comb. form in nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in ferous (such as pestiferousness corresponding to pestiferous) … Useful english dictionary
-ferous — (usu. iferous) combining form having, bearing, or containing (a specified thing): Carboniferous. Derivatives ferously combining form. ferousness combining form. Origin from Fr. fère or L. fer producing , from ferre to bear … English new terms dictionary
-ferous — comb. form (usu. iferous) forming adjectives with the sense bearing , having (auriferous; odoriferous). Derivatives: ferously suffix ferousness suffix Etymology: from or after F fegravere or L fer producing f. ferre bear * * * ferous, suffix… … Useful english dictionary