-ento
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese -ento, from Latin -entus.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enta, masculine plural -entos, feminine plural -entas)
- adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in, full of; -y
Derived terms edit
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Latin edit
Suffix edit
-entō
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ẽtu
Suffix edit
-ento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enta, masculine plural -entos, feminine plural -entas)
- (inclined to); -y
- having a certain quality
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enta, masculine plural -entos, feminine plural -entas)
- -y indicates a condition
- sangre + -ento → sangriento
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “-ento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014