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Latest comment: 3 years ago by Soap in topic -i- +‎ -ous

Alternative spelling of -ous

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Could sb add a brief note about its use instead of -ous? --Backinstadiums (talk) 14:50, 16 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

-i- +‎ -ous

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Yet, the pronunciation of prodigious is prəˈdɪdʒəs --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:30, 9 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

Well , its possible that prodigious does not contain an -i- morpheme .... it's not possible to break out an -i- segment from the original word prodigy. i dont know if word coinages like this are sensitive to 2000 yr old etymologies, though. perhaps another example can be found. Soap 16:03, 31 March 2021 (UTC)Reply