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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
-US, suff. Also -as, -is. A suffix added to n., v., and adj. stems, applied to persons, gen. with slightly disparaging force, connoting smallness, dullness or stupidity. See Dockus, Docus, Dummas, Gawpus, Gluffus, Govus, Gruffus, Gumpus, luckiedaicus s.v. Luckie, Pilliedacus, Rawnis, snackus s.v. Snack, n.1, etc.
[Poss. jocularly from Lat. -us suff. of masc. nouns.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"-us suffix". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 31 Oct 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/us_suffix>
