-ado

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See also: ado, ADO, Ado, adó, and adö

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ado

  1. See -ad-

Derived terms

Esperanto terms suffixed with -ado

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ado, from Latin -ātus and -ātum, from Proto-Italic *-ātos. Doublet of -ato.

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-ado (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ada, masculine plural -ados, feminine plural -adas)

  1. forms the masculine singular past participle of verbs whose infinitives end in -ar
    ‎falar (“to speak”) + ‎-ado → ‎falado (“spoken”)
  2. forms adjectives, from verbs, meaning “that has suffered the action,” and nouns meaning “something or someone who has suffered the action”
    ‎pescar (“to fish”) + ‎-ado → ‎pescado (“which has been fished”)
    ‎pescar (“to fish”) + ‎-ado → ‎pescado (“the yield from a fishing trip”)
  3. forms adjectives, from nouns, meaning “which contains the suffixed noun”
    ‎farpa (“barb”) + ‎-ado → ‎farpado (“barbed”)
    ‎pena (“feather”) + ‎-ado → ‎penado (“feathered”)
  4. forms adjectives, from the names of colours, meaning -ish
    ‎amarelo (“yellow, the colour yellow”) + ‎-ado → ‎amarelado (“yellowish”)
    ‎azul (“blue, the colour blue”) + ‎-ado → ‎azulado (“bluish”)

Suffix

-ado m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ados)

  1. forms nouns, from the names of types of professionals, meaning the position of being that type of professional; -dom
    Synonym: -ato
    ‎decurião (“decurion”) + ‎-ado → ‎decuriado (“the position of a decurion”)
  2. forms nouns, from the names of types of professionals, meaning the class formed by those professionals; -ate
    ‎operário (“worker”) + ‎-ado → ‎operariado (“the class formed by workers”)

Coordinate terms

  • (forms past participles): -ido

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ado

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic *-ātos. Doublet of -ato.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈado/
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: -a‧do

Suffix

-ado (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ada, masculine plural -ados, feminine plural -adas)

  1. when added to nouns, forms adjectives indicating a characteristic or resemblance; -ate
    ‎lóbulo (“lobe”) + ‎-ado → ‎lobulado (“lobate”)
  2. when added to verbs, forms nouns indicating action or the effect of an action
    ‎afeitar (“to shave”) + ‎-ado → ‎afeitado (“shave”)
  3. when added to nouns, forms nouns indicating a collective
    ‎profesor (“teacher”) + ‎-ado → ‎profesorado (“teaching staff”)
  4. when added to nouns, forms nouns indicating a position or domain
    ‎obispo (“bishop”) + ‎-ado → ‎obispado (“bishopric”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ado

Related terms

Suffix

-ado (past participle-forming suffix, feminine -ada, masculine plural -ados, feminine plural -adas)

  1. forms the masculine singular past participle of regular -ar verbs
    ‎llamar (“to call”) + ‎-ado → ‎llamado (“called”)
    ‎caminar (“to come/walk”) + ‎-ado → ‎caminado (“came/walked”)

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish -ado.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ado (adjective-forming suffix, adverb-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ◌ᜇᜓ)

  1. used to form adjectives and/or adverbs

Derived terms

Tagalog terms suffixed with -ado
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