See also: ado, ADO, Ado, adó, and adö

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-ado

  1. See -ad-

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Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ado, from Latin -ātus and -ātum, from Proto-Italic *-ātos. Doublet of -ato.

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-ado (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ada, masculine plural -ados, feminine plural -adas)

  1. forms the masculine singular past participle of verbs whose infinitives end in -ar
    falar (to speak) + ‎-ado → ‎falado (spoken)
  2. forms adjectives, from verbs, meaning “that has suffered the action,” and nouns meaning “something or someone who has suffered the action”
    pescar (to fish) + ‎-ado → ‎pescado (which has been fished)
    pescar (to fish) + ‎-ado → ‎pescado (the yield from a fishing trip)
  3. forms adjectives, from nouns, meaning “which contains the suffixed noun”
    farpa (barb) + ‎-ado → ‎farpado (barbed)
    pena (feather) + ‎-ado → ‎penado (feathered)
  4. forms adjectives, from the names of colours, meaning -ish
    amarelo (yellow, the colour yellow) + ‎-ado → ‎amarelado (yellowish)
    azul (blue, the colour blue) + ‎-ado → ‎azulado (bluish)

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-ado m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ados)

  1. forms nouns, from the names of types of professionals, meaning the position of being that type of professional; -dom
    Synonym: -ato
    decurião (decurion) + ‎-ado → ‎decuriado (the position of a decurion)
  2. forms nouns, from the names of types of professionals, meaning the class formed by those professionals; -ate
    operário (worker) + ‎-ado → ‎operariado (the class formed by workers)

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  • (forms past participles): -ido

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic *-ātos. Doublet of -ato.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈado/ [ˈa.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: -a‧do

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-ado (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ada, masculine plural -ados, feminine plural -adas)

  1. when added to nouns, forms adjectives indicating a characteristic or resemblance; -ate
    lóbulo (lobe) + ‎-ado → ‎lobulado (lobate)
  2. when added to verbs, forms nouns indicating action or the effect of an action
    afeitar (to shave) + ‎-ado → ‎afeitado (shave)
  3. when added to nouns, forms nouns indicating a collective
    profesor (teacher) + ‎-ado → ‎profesorado (teaching staff)
  4. when added to nouns, forms nouns indicating a position or domain
    obispo (bishop) + ‎-ado → ‎obispado (bishopric)

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-ado (past participle-forming suffix, feminine -ada, masculine plural -ados, feminine plural -adas)

  1. forms the masculine singular past participle of regular -ar verbs
    llamar (to call) + ‎-ado → ‎llamado (called)
    caminar (to come/walk) + ‎-ado → ‎caminado (came/walked)

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Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish -ado.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: -a‧do
  • IPA(key): /ˈado/, [ˈa.do]
  • Rhymes: -ado

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-ado (adjective-forming suffix, adverb-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ◌ᜇᜓ)

  1. used to form adjectives and/or adverbs

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