Chuukese edit

Suffix edit

-eno

  1. completely

Old Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin -ēnus, an extended form of -nus (suffix used to form distributive/collective numerals). Cognate with Catalan .

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

-eno m (feminine -ena, masculine plural -enos, feminine plural -enas)

  1. suffix used to form ordinal numerals.

Derived terms edit

Portuguese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from French -ène.

Suffix edit

-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos)

  1. (chemistry) -ene (forms the names of alkenes)

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Latin -ēnus.

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)

  1. -ean (forms demonyms)

Etymology 3 edit

Suffix edit

-eno

  1. 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)

  1. (as an adjective) Coming from, related to, or like
  2. (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.
Chile (Chile) + ‎-eno → ‎chileno (Chilean, adjective) → ‎chileno (Chilean, noun)

Etymology 2 edit

-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos)

  1. (organic chemistry) -ene (forms names of alkenes)

Further reading edit