-áceo
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin -āceus. Doublet of -aço.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-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)
- (zoology, especially botany) -aceous (belonging to a taxonomic family or other group)
- amaranto (“amaranth”) + -áceo → amarantáceo (“amarantaceous”)
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin -āceus. Doublet of -azo.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈaθeo/ [ˈa.θe.o]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈaseo/ [ˈa.se.o]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -aθeo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -aseo
- Syllabification: -á‧ce‧o
Suffix edit
-áceo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ácea, masculine plural -áceos, feminine plural -áceas)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “-áceo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014