-co
See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"
English
Etymology
Clipping of company.
Suffix
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-co
- Used to construct company names that borrow meaning from the root word.
See also
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-ko/
Suffix
-co
- (added to nouns) on, in, at; used to form placenames or indicate location. If the stem ends with a vowel, uses the form -c.
- Example:
- tlapanco (literally “place on the roof”), from tlapantli (“roof”)
- Xōchimīlco (literally “place on the flower fields”), from xōchitl (“flower”) + mīlli (“cultivated field”)
Derived terms
Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -co
Related terms
- -copa
- -īxco
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkɔː]
Etymology 1
Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix).
Suffix
-cō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -cus
Etymology 2
Declined forms of -cum (nominal suffix).
Suffix
-cō n
- dative/ablative singular of -cum
Yagara
Suffix
-co
- Used to form verbs from nouns, with the verb meaning "to perform an action related to the noun, usually collecting or working with it".
Derived terms
References
- Eipper, Christopher, STATEMENT OF THE ORIGIN, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS, OF THE GERMAN MISSION TO THE ABORIGINES AT MORETON BAY, CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW SOUTH WALES, 1841.