-ego
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Hispano-Celtic/Celtiberian -aikos, adapted to local Latin as -aecus. Cognate with Spanish -iego.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ego (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ega, masculine plural -egos, feminine plural -egas)
-ego m (noun-forming suffix, plural -egos, feminine -ega, feminine plural -egas)
- forms adjectives and nouns from nouns and verbs, often indicating a relation, belonging, or origin
Suffix edit
-ego m (noun-forming suffix, plural -egos, feminine -ega, feminine plural -egas)
- forms nouns from nouns
Derived terms edit
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Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ego
- forms personal, animate, and inanimate masculine genitive singular adjectives
- forms neuter genitive singular adjectives
- forms personal and animate masculine accusative singular adjectives
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ego (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ega, masculine plural -egos, feminine plural -egas)
-ego m (noun-forming suffix, plural -egos, feminine -ega, feminine plural -egas)
- forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often indicating a relation, belonging, or origin
- forms nouns, especially for people
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “-ego”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014