-imus

English

Etymology

Contraction of immunosuppressant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪm.əs/

Suffix

-imus

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of immunosuppressants other than antineoplastics.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -imus

• -rolimus (“rapamycin derivative”)

Anagrams

• Muis, UIMs

Latin

Etymology

As the first person plural present indicative ending for the third conjugation, from Proto-Italic *-omos, first person singular present indicative of third conjugation verbs; the o became an i due to vowel weakening. The consonant stem ending is retained for the -iō variant, although Proto-Italic used *-jomos. As the first person plural present indicative of fourth conjugation verbs, presumably from Proto-Italic *-iomos, a first person singular present indicative ending for a probable Proto-Italic fourth conjugation equivalent. As the first person plural perfect indicative ending, presumably from Proto-Italic *-omos (which would be used in that spot), if not extended from Proto-Indo-European *-me.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i.mus/, [ɪmʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.mus/, [imus]
• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.mus/, [ˈiːmʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.mus/, [ˈiːmus]

Suffix

-imus

1. inflection of -ō:
   1. first-person plural present/perfect active indicative
   2. first-person plural sigmatic future active indicative

Suffix

-īmus

1. first-person plural sigmatic aorist active subjunctive of -ō

Suffix

-imus

1. Used for the first person present perfect plural form of any regular verb.

Descendants

• -āvimus:
  • Asturian: -emos
  • Catalan: -am
  • French: -âmes
  • Italian: -ammo
  • Portuguese: -ámos
  • Spanish: -amos
• -uimus:
  • French: -ûmes
• -īvimus:
  • Asturian: -iemos
  • Catalan: -im
  • French: -îmes
  • Italian: -immo
  • Portuguese: -imos
  • Spanish: -imos
• Other formations:
  • Catalan: -em
  • Italian: -emmo
  • Portuguese: -emos