-enho

Portuguese

Suffix

-enho m (feminine -enha, plural -enhos, feminine plural -enhas)

1. forms the names of residents or inhabitants of a place

   Synonyms: -ês, -ão, -ista, -ense, -eiro

   ‎norte (“north”) + ‎-enho → ‎nortenho (“northerner”)

2. forms adjectives meaning “of or relating to [the suffixed place]”

   ‎norte (“north”) + ‎-enho → ‎nortenho (“of or relating to the north”)

3. forms adjectives meaning “having the qualities of [the suffixed material]”

   ‎ferro (“iron”) + ‎-enho → ‎ferrenho (“unyielding”)