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Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from German -ei, Greek -είο (-eío).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ejo
- indicates a place designed for the purpose expressed by the root
- advokato (“lawyer, barrister, attorney”) + -ejo → advokatejo (“law office”)
- ermito (“hermit”) + -ejo → ermitejo (“hermitage”)
- frenezulo (“lunatic, madman”) + -ejo → frenezulejo (“insane asylum, madhouse”)
- labori (“to work”) + -ejo → laborejo (“workplace”)
- preĝi (“to pray”) + -ejo → preĝejo (“house of worship, place of worship”)
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Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
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Suffix
-ejo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ejos)
- Forming nouns
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -culus. Doublet of -ículo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈexo/
- Rhymes: -exo
- Syllabification: -e‧jo
Suffix
-ejo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ejos, feminine -eja, feminine plural -ejas)
- Forming diminutives; applies a detestable or vile quality to the root
- animal (“animal”) + -ejo → animalejo (“creepy-crawly; disgusting little creature; bicho”)
- güera (“blonde (in Mexico)”) + -ejo → güereja (“nasty blonde”)
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