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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -āceus. Doublet of -aço.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.se.u/, /ˈa.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.sju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.se.u/, /ˈa.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.sju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.se.o/
Suffix
-áceo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ácea, masculine plural -áceos, feminine plural -áceas)
-áceo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -áceos, feminine -ácea, feminine plural -áceas)
- -aceous (of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed)
- ópio (“opium”) + -áceo → opiáceo (“opiate”)
- (zoology, especially botany) -aceous (belonging to a taxonomic family or other group)
- amaranto (“amaranth”) + -áceo → amarantáceo (“amarantaceous”)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -āceus. Doublet of -azo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈaθeo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈaseo/
- Rhymes: -aθeo
- Rhymes: -aseo
- Syllabification: -á‧ce‧o
Suffix
-áceo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ácea, masculine plural -áceos, feminine plural -áceas)
- -aceous
- acanto + -áceo → acantáceo
Derived terms
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