-gerous

suffix

Bearing or producing.

OriginLatin gerō →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Bearing or producing.

Origin

  1. Latingerō“to carry”
  2. English-gerous

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

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APA

-gerous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gerous

MLA

“-gerous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gerous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-gerous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gerous.

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