-ago

See also: ago, Ago, AGO, agó, aĝo, and ägo

Basque

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-ago

1. Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs.

   ‎handi (“big”) + ‎-ago → ‎handiago (“bigger”)

   ‎zahar (“old”) + ‎-ago → ‎zaharrago (“older”)

Derived terms

Category Basque terms suffixed with -ago not found

Latin

Etymology

Originally probably equivalent or related to -āx-ō; see e.g. vorāx, vorāgō (from *vorācō). However, Georges-Jean Pinault suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European nouns in -k + the possessive suffix *-Hō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.ɡoː/, [ˈäːɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡo/, [ˈäːɡo]

Suffix

-āgō f (genitive -āginis); third declension

1. Suffixed to nouns, forms nouns describing objects, plants, and animals.

   ‎corium + ‎-āgō → ‎coriāgō

   ‎planta + ‎-āgō → ‎plantāgō

   ‎simila + ‎-āgō → ‎similāgō

   ‎medica + ‎-āgō → ‎Medicāgō

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-āgō	-āginēs
Genitive	-āginis	-āginum
Dative	-āginī	-āginibus
Accusative	-āginem	-āginēs
Ablative	-āgine	-āginibus
Vocative	-āgō	-āginēs

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ago

Descendants

• Catalan: -atge
• Italian: -agine, -aggine
• Portuguese: -agem
• Sicilian: -ànija
• Spanish: -én, -ín

References

• Leumann, Manu, Hofmann, Johann Baptist, Szantyr, Anton (1977) Lateinische Grammatik: Lateinische Laut- und Formenlehre, CH Beck, § 325.B.3., page 369
• “-āgō” on page 90/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)