-eno
See also: Appendix:Variations of "eno"
Chuukese edit
Suffix edit
-eno
Old Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin -ēnus, an extended form of -nus (suffix used to form distributive/collective numerals). Cognate with Catalan -è.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
-eno m (feminine -ena, masculine plural -enos, feminine plural -enas)
- suffix used to form ordinal numerals.
Derived terms edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Suffix edit
-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos)
Etymology 2 edit
Suffix edit
-eno (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ena, masculine plural -enos, feminine plural -enas)
-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos, feminine -ena, feminine plural -enas)
- -ean (forms demonyms)
Etymology 3 edit
Suffix edit
-eno
- Eye dialect spelling of -endo, representing Northeast Brazil Portuguese.
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Latin -ēnus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun.
Suffix edit
-eno (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ena, masculine plural -enos, feminine plural -enas)
-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos, feminine -ena, feminine plural -enas)
- (as an adjective) Coming from, related to, or like
- (as a noun) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like
Usage notes edit
- Forms adjectives from nouns, but the adjectives in turn often come to be used as nouns.
Etymology 2 edit
-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos)
- (organic chemistry) -ene (forms names of alkenes)
Further reading edit
- “-eno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014