-aceo

See also: aceo and -áceo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -acĕus. Compare Italian -accio.

Suffix

-aceo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -acea, masculine plural -acei, feminine plural -acee)

1. added to nouns to form adjectives to denote "made out of" or "resembling"; -aceous

   ‎perla (“pearl”) + ‎-aceo → ‎perlaceo (“pearly”)

   ‎carta (“paper”) + ‎-aceo → ‎cartaceo (“paper (relational)”)

   ‎erba (“grass”) + ‎-aceo → ‎erbaceo (“herbaceous”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -aceo

Latin

Suffix

-āceō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -āceus