-ío

See also: Appendix:Variations of "io"

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish -io.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈio/ [ˈi.o]
• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: -í‧o

Suffix

-ío m (noun-forming suffix, plural -íos)

1. forms collectives or with intensive meaning

   ‎mujer (“woman”) + ‎-ío → ‎mujerío (“womanfolk”)

   ‎gente (“people”) + ‎-ío → ‎gentío (“throng, crowd”)

   ‎poder (“power”) + ‎-ío → ‎poderío (“power”)

Suffix

-ío (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ía, masculine plural -íos, feminine plural -ías)

1. forms adjectives with various meanings, typically referring to agriculture

   ‎labrar (“to plow”) → ‎labrante + ‎-ío → ‎labrantío (“arable”)

   ‎cabra (“to goat”) + ‎-ío → ‎cabrío (“goat (relational)”)

See also

• -ía

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ío

amorío

baldío

carguerío

gentío

griterío

haberío

mujerío

sombrío

Further reading

• “-ío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10