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Chuukese
Suffix
-eno
- completely
Old Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -ēnus, an extended form of -nus (suffix used to form distributive/collective numerals). Cognate with Catalan -è.
Pronunciation
Adjective
-eno m (feminine -ena, masculine plural -enos, feminine plural -enas)
- suffix used to form ordinal numerals.
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French -ène.
Suffix
-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos)
- (chemistry) -ene (forms the names of alkenes)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin -ēnus.
Suffix
-eno (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ena, masculine plural -enos, feminine plural -enas)
-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos, feminine -ena, feminine plural -enas)
- -ean (forms demonyms)
Etymology 3
Suffix
-eno
- Eye dialect spelling of -endo, representing Northeast Brazil Portuguese.
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin -ēnus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun.
Suffix
-eno (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ena, masculine plural -enos, feminine plural -enas)
-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos, feminine -ena, feminine plural -enas)
- (as an adjective) Coming from, related to, or like
- (as a noun) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like
Usage notes
- Forms adjectives from nouns, but the adjectives in turn often come to be used as nouns.
- Chile (“Chile”) + -eno → chileno (“Chilean”, adjective) → chileno (“Chilean”, noun)
Etymology 2
-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos)
- (organic chemistry) -ene (forms names of alkenes)
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