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#176593 - 05/05/08 09:56 AM words ending 'ous'
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Registered: 06/23/06
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Above site gives most of all existing words ending on ous.
In stead of always asking I've found my way to find things since I came here almost two years ago.
A continuing problem though is 'words ending on ous'.
There are those on ous, eous, ious and uous. Most of the time I have to double check if I've done it right. Is there a memory help or a system for this matter?
f.i.: with aeneous and acrogenous both following an n, one is :eous , the other ous. (?)
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#176615 - 05/05/08 07:33 PM 
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I think you just have to remember them.
I don't think I've ever used either of the examples you give.
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#176618 - 05/05/08 08:34 PM
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#176622 - 05/05/08 09:42 PM Jackie 
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igneous
1664, from L. igneus "of fire, fiery," from ignis "fire," from PIE *egni- (cf. Skt. agnih "fire, sacrificial fire," O.C.S. ogni, Lith. ugnis "fire").
the "other" OED
I don't know what O.C.S. is, but that seems to verify Faldage's idea.
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#176624 - 05/05/08 09:53 PM
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It's Old Church Slavonic (sometimes called Old Bulgarian), and it's the liturgical language of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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#176625 - 05/05/08 09:54 PM Jackie
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P.S.--I sure am glad all you professionals don't charge for all the education you dispense here! But you do have my gratitude.
Edited by Jackie (05/05/08 09:55 PM)
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#176652 - 05/06/08 10:12 AM
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igneous
1664, from L. igneus "of fire, fiery," from ignis "fire," from PIE *egni- (cf. Skt. agnih "fire, sacrificial fire," O.C.S. ogni, Lith. ugnis "fire").
the "other" OED
I don't know what O.C.S. is, but that seems to verify Faldage's idea.
I will never learn all those by heart and so am condemned to keep
checking the books.
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#176689 - 05/06/08 10:14 PM
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'ignious' is definitely not the dictionary spelling, but 'igneus' might be acceptable in America? The 'correct' English spelling is igneous. And don't worry, most native English spellers would have as much idea as you do how to spell igneous.
Edited by The Pook (05/06/08 10:15 PM)
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#176697 - 05/07/08 06:14 AM
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