-ijo

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Partly from Latin -ī̆culus, -ī̆cula, -ī̆culum, a diminutive ending. Partly from Latin -ī̆culum, an instrument noun ending (as in cobijo from Latin cubiculum). Compare -ajo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈixo/
  • Rhymes: -ixo
  • Syllabification: -i‧jo

Suffix

-ijo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ijos)

  1. suffix forming nouns (sometimes with a pejorative sense)
    1. attached to verb stems to form nouns, sometimes denoting instruments or the result of an action
    2. attached to nouns to form diminutives

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ijo

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