-eco

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eco"

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian -ezza, as in altezza (“height”) (Esperanto alteco). Compare French -esse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈet͡so/
Rhymes: -et͡so
Hyphenation: e‧co

Suffix

-eco

denotes qualities
‎bona (“good”) + ‎-eco → ‎boneco (“goodness”)

Derived terms

eco (“attribute”)
-eca

Portuguese

Suffix

-eco m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ecos) (added to nouns)
-eco (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -eca, masculine plural -ecos, feminine plural -ecas) (added to adjectives)

creates diminutives from nouns or adjectives (mainly pejorative)
‎livro (“book”) + ‎-eco → ‎livreco (“bad book”)

‎sono (“sleepiness, sleep”) + ‎-eco → ‎soneca (“nap”)

‎travesti (“cross-dresser”) + ‎-eco → ‎traveco (“cross-dresser (derogatory)”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -eco

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeko/ [ˈe.ko]
Rhymes: -eko
Syllabification: -e‧co

Suffix

-eco (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -eca, masculine plural -ecos, feminine plural -ecas)
-eco m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ecos, feminine -eca, feminine plural -ecas)

indicates a demonym or inhabitant, especially of places in Central America and Mexico
‎Sonsonate + ‎-eco → ‎sonsonateco

‎Venezuela + ‎-eco → ‎veneco

‎Yucatán + ‎-eco → ‎yucateco

-eco

Contents

Esperanto

Etymology

Pronunciation

Suffix

Derived terms

See also

Portuguese

Suffix

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Suffix

Derived terms

Further reading