-ingo

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See also: ingo, Ingo, INGO, and Ingó

Esperanto

Etymology

Uncertain. Both André Cherpillod and Ebbe Vilborg suggest German -ling, by metanalysis of Fingerling ("fingercot").

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ingo

  1. A holder or sheath for something.
    ‎kandelo (“candle”) + ‎-ingo → ‎kandelingo (“candlestick”)

Usage notes

For differences between -ujo and -ingo, see usage notes for -ujo.

Derived terms

  • elingigi (“to remove from a holder”)
  • eningigi (“to insert into a holder”)
  • ingi (“to insert into a holder”)
  • ingiĝi (“to be intserted into a holder”)
  • ingo (“holder, sheath”)
  • malingi (“to remove from a holder”)

See also

Esperanto terms suffixed with -ingo
agrafingo
aksingo
ampolingo
cigaringo
fingringo
flamingo
glaningo
glavingo
ingo
kandelingo
kontaktingo
nomŝildingo
ovingo
penisingo
piedingo
plumingo
ŝlosilingo
ŝraŭbingo
ŝtopilingo
viringo

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Via Vulgar Latin *-ingus, from Proto-West Germanic *-ing, from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz (“belonging to; coming from”).

Suffix

-ingo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -inga, masculine plural -inghi, feminine plural -inghe)
-ingo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -inghi)

  1. used to derive adjectives and nouns indicating a state or condition
    ‎solo (“alone”) + ‎-ingo → ‎solingo (“solitary”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ingo
abbadingo
casalingo
guardingo
ramingo
solingo
spedalingo

Further reading

  • -ingo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz.

Suffix

-ingo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ingos, feminine -inga, feminine plural -ingas)

  1. (chiefly Bolivia) a diminutive suffix
    ‎chica (“girl”) + ‎-ingo → ‎chiquitinga (“little girl”)
    ‎señorito (“young master”) + ‎-ingo → ‎señoritingo (“little brat”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ingo
nuevingo
señoritingo

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia