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Etymology
Uncertain. Both André Cherpillod and Ebbe Vilborg suggest German -ling, by metanalysis of Fingerling ("fingercot").
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ingo
- 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”)
- ingo (“holder, sheath”)
- malingi (“to remove from a holder”)
- ingiĝi (“to be intserted into a holder”)
See also
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Via Latin, 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)
- used to derive adjectives and nouns indicating a state or condition
- solo (“alone”) + -ingo → solingo (“solitary”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- -ingo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Spanish
Suffix
-ingo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ingos, feminine -inga, feminine plural -ingas)
- (chiefly Bolivia) a diminutive suffix
- chica (“girl”) + -ingo → chiquitinga (“little girl”)
- señorito (“young master”) + -ingo → señoritingo (“little brat”)
Derived terms
Further reading