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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *-skō, from Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti.
Suffix
-scō (present infinitive -scere, perfect active -ī, supine -um); third conjugation
- Forms inchoative verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to start to (verb), to begin to (verb)".
Conjugation
This suffix only forms the first principal part; the perfect and supine stems used vary according to the verb (e.g. adolēscō, adoluī, adultum).
1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to"). It is also attested as having a rare sigmatic future passive indicative form ("will have been"), which is not attested in the plural for any verb.
Derived terms
Spanish
Alternative forms
- -asco, -esco, -isco, -izco, -usco, -uzco
- -sca, -asca, -esca, -isca, -izca, -usca, -uzca (for the noun)
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin -iscus.
Suffix
-sco (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -sca, masculine plural -scos, feminine plural -scas)
- Forms adjectives that signify relation to the word stem; sometimes pejorative.
- príncipe (“prince”) + -sco → principesco (“related to princes”)
Suffix
-sco m (noun-forming suffix, plural -scos)
- Forms augmentative nouns.
- peña (“rock”) + -sco → peñasco (“large rock, boulder”)
- Forms collective nouns.
Derived terms
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