NOTE 2.—­The endings -ellus, -illus contain the primitive form of the diminutive suffix, viz., -lo-.  Thus:—­

  agellus, field, for ager-lus;
  lapillus, pebble, for lapid-lus.

2.  The suffix -ium appended to nouns denoting persons designates either a collection of such persons or their function; as,—­

  collegium, a corporation, body of colleagues (collega);
  sacerdotium, priestly function (sacerdos).

3.  The suffixes -arium, -etum, -ile designate a place where objects are kept or are found in abundance; as,—­

columbarium,  dove-cote       (columba);
olivetum,     olive-orchard   (oliva);
ovile,        sheep-fold      (ovis).

4.  The suffix -atus denotes official position or honor; as,—­

  consulatus, consulship (consul).

5.  The suffix -ina appended to nouns denoting persons designates a vocation or the place where it is carried on; as,—­

  doctrina, teaching (doctor, teacher);
  medicina, the art of healing (medicus, physician);
  sutrina, cobbler’s shop (sutor, cobbler).

6.  Patronymics are Greek proper names denoting son of ..., daughter of ....  They have the following suffixes:—­

  a) Masculines:  -ides, -ades, -ides; as, Priamides, son of Priam;
  Aeneades, son of Aeneas; Pelides, son of Peleus.

  b) Feminines:  -eis, -is, -ias; as, Nereis, daughter of Nereus;
  Atlantis, daughter of Atlas; Thaumantias, daughter of Thaumas.

3.  Nouns derived from Adjectives.

149.  The suffixes -tas (-itas), -tudo (-itudo), -ia, -itia are used for the formation of abstract nouns denoting qualities; as,—­

  bonitas, goodness; celeritas, swiftness; magnitudo, greatness;
  audacia, boldness; amicitia, friendship.

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B. ADJECTIVES.

1.  Adjectives derived from Verbs.

150. 1.  The suffixes -bundus and -cundus give nearly the force of a present participle; as,—­

  tremebundus, trembling; jucundus (juvo), pleasing.

2.  The suffixes -ax and -ulus denote an inclination or tendency, mostly a faulty one; as,—­

  loquax, loquacious; credulus, credulous.

3.  The suffix -idus denotes a state; as,—­

  calidus, hot; timidus, timid; cupidus, eager.

4.  The suffixes -ilis and -bilis denote capacity or ability, usually in a passive sense; as,—­

  fragilis, fragile (i.e. capable of being broken);
  docilis, docile.