-id

-id

*In the English language, suffix -id changes some nouns into adjectives, particularly nouns ending in -or and -er. From Greek -idos.

Examples

* horror > horrid
* vapor > vapid
* valor > valid
* turgor > turgid
* torpor > torpid
* candor > candid
* stupor > stupid
* rigor > rigid
* pallor > pallid
* acer > acrid
* "livere" (Latin) > livid
* rabies > rabid
* squalor > squalid
* splendor > splendid
* "fetere" (Latin) > fetid
* Leo > leonid (and other meteor showers)
* liquor > liquid


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