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Galician
Etymology
From Hispano-Celtic/Celtiberian -aikos, adapted to local Latin as -aecus. Cognate with Spanish -iego.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ego (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ega, masculine plural -egos, feminine plural -egas)
-ego m (noun-forming suffix, plural -egos, feminine -ega, feminine plural -egas)
- forms adjectives and nouns from nouns and verbs, often indicating a relation, belonging, or origin
- braña (“marsh”) + -ego → brañego (“marsh (relational)”)
- labrar (“to plow”) + -ego → labrego (“farmer”)
Suffix
-ego m (noun-forming suffix, plural -egos, feminine -ega, feminine plural -egas)
- forms nouns from nouns
- pomar (“apple tree”) + -ego → pumarega (“orchard”)
- soar (“plot, site”) + -ego → soarego (“doorstep”)
Derived terms
From
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Polish
-iego
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɡɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɛɡɔ
- Syllabification: e‧go
Suffix
-ego
- forms personal, animate, and inanimate masculine genitive singular adjectives
- forms neuter genitive singular adjectives
- forms personal and animate masculine accusative singular adjectives
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin -icus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɡo/
- Rhymes: -eɡo
- Syllabification: -e‧go
Suffix
-ego (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ega, masculine plural -egos, feminine plural -egas)
-ego m (noun-forming suffix, plural -egos, feminine -ega, feminine plural -egas)
- forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often indicating a relation, belonging, or origin
- La Mancha (“La Mancha”) + -ego → manchego (“manchego”)
- forms nouns, especially for people
- La Mancha (“La Mancha”) + -ego → manchego (“manchego”)
Derived terms
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