-ento

See also: ento, entō, entö, and 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)

1. adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in, full of; -y

   ‎balor (“mould”) + ‎-ento → ‎balorento (“mouldy”)

   ‎cheiro (“stench”) + ‎-ento → ‎cheirento (“stinky”)

   ‎ferruxe (“rust”) + ‎-ento → ‎ferruxento (“rusty”)

   ‎merda (“shit”) + ‎-ento → ‎merdento (“shitty”)

Derived terms

From

Galician terms suffixed with -ento

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Latin

Suffix

-entō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -entus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -entus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈẽ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ẽtu

Suffix

-ento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enta, masculine plural -entos, feminine plural -entas)

1. (inclined to); -y

   ‎grudar (“to stick”) + ‎-ento → ‎grudento (“sticky”)

2. having a certain quality

   ‎fedor (“stench”) + ‎-ento → ‎fedorento (“stinky”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ento

Spanish

Alternative forms

• -iento

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈento/ [ˈẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: -en‧to

Suffix

-ento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enta, masculine plural -entos, feminine plural -entas)

1. -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], 2024 December 10