-sco
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *-skō, from Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti.
Suffix edit
-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 edit
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 edit
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
- -asco, -esco, -isco, -izco, -usco, -uzco
- -sca, -asca, -esca, -isca, -izca, -usca, -uzca (for the noun)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin -iscus.
Suffix edit
-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 edit
-sco m (noun-forming suffix, plural -scos)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “-sco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014