-iento
Spanish edit
Suffix edit
-iento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ienta, masculine plural -ientos, feminine plural -ientas)
- forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often condition or state
- harapo (“rag”) + -iento → harapiento (“ragged”)
- hambre (“hunger”) + -iento → hambriento (“hungry”)
- forms adjectives, indicating similarity
- amarillo (“yellow”) + -iento → amarillento (“yellowish”)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “-iento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014