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Portuguese
Etymology
From French -eau, -el.[1]
Pronunciation
Suffix
-éu m (noun-forming suffix, plural -éus)
- forms the diminutive of nouns
- indicates smallness
- ilha (“island”) + -éu → ilhéu (“islet”)
- mastro (“mast”) + -éu → mastaréu (“topmast, small mast”)
- manto (“cloak”) + -éu → mantéu (“ruff”)
- arpão (“harpoon”) + -éu → arpéu (“grappling hook”)
- belittles the suffixed noun
- terra (“land”) + -éu → terréu (“wasteland”)
- malandro (“rascal”) + -éu → malandréu
- casa (“house”) + -éu → casaréu (“shack”)
- forms nouns, from nouns, denoting something that is related to or engages with the suffixed noun
- lebre (“hare”) + -éu → lebréu (“sighthound”)
- forms nouns, from nouns, indication a collection or a large quantity of the suffixed noun
- fogo (“fire”) + -r- -éu → fogaréu (“bonfire”)
- mata (“bush”) + -r- -éu → mataréu (“thicket”)
- povo (“people”) + -éu → povéu (“rabble”)
Suffix
-éu (adjective-forming suffix, feminine oa or eia, masculine plural -éus, feminine plural oas or eias)
- forms adjectives meaning “of, from or related to”
- ilha (“island”) + -éu → ilhéu (“islander”)
- Guiné (“Guinea”) + -éu → guinéu (“Guinean”)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Rio-Torto, Graça (1993 October 29) Formação de palavras em português. Aspectos da construção de avaliativos. (in Portuguese), Coimbra: UC, retrieved 2023-05-10, pages 432–434