-ento
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese -ento, from Latin -entus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈentʊ], (eastern) [ˈɛntʊ]
Suffix
-ento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enta, masculine plural -entos, feminine plural -entas)
- adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in, full of; -y
Derived terms
From
Galician terms suffixed with -ento
.
Latin
Suffix
-entō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -entus
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈẽ.tu/
- Rhymes: -ẽtu
Suffix
-ento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enta, masculine plural -entos, feminine plural -entas)
- (inclined to); -y
- having a certain quality
Derived terms
Portuguese terms suffixed with -ento
Spanish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈento/ [ˈẽn̪.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -ento
- Syllabification: -en‧to
Suffix
-ento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enta, masculine plural -entos, feminine plural -entas)
- -y indicates a condition
- sangre + -ento → sangriento
Derived terms
Spanish terms suffixed with -ento
Further reading
- “-ento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024