"-co" meaning in All languages combined

See -co on Wiktionary

Suffix [Classical Nahuatl]

IPA: /-ko/ Forms: -c [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|nci|suffix}} -co
  1. (added to nouns) on, in, at; used to form placenames or indicate location. If the stem ends with a vowel, uses the form -c. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -copa, -īxco

Suffix [English]

Etymology: Clipping of company. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|company}} Clipping of company Head templates: {{en-prop}} -co (proper noun-forming suffix)
  1. Used to construct company names that borrow meaning from the root word. Wikipedia link: Costco, FreshCo, Pepco, PepsiCo, Petco Tags: morpheme Related terms: Co., -ex
    Sense id: en--co-en-suffix-fqWMOukP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Suffix [Latin]

IPA: [ˈkoː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkɔː] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: -cō [canonical]
Etymology: Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix). Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form|head=-cō}} -cō
  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -cus Tags: ablative, dative, form-of, masculine, morpheme, neuter, singular Form of: -cus
    Sense id: en--co-la-suffix-ZbEEB~1m Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [Latin]

IPA: [ˈkoː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkɔː] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: -cō [canonical, neuter]
Etymology: Declined forms of -cum (nominal suffix). Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form|g=n|head=-cō}} -cō n
  1. dative/ablative singular of -cum Tags: ablative, dative, form-of, morpheme, singular Form of: -cum
    Sense id: en--co-la-suffix-Apu~UCCb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix [Yagara]

Head templates: {{head|yxg|suffix|cat2=verb-forming suffixes}} -co
  1. Used to form verbs from nouns, with the verb meaning "to perform an action related to the noun, usually collecting or working with it". Tags: morpheme
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "company"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of company",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of company.",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-co (proper noun-forming suffix)",
      "name": "en-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to construct company names that borrow meaning from the root word."
      ],
      "id": "en--co-en-suffix-fqWMOukP",
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Co."
        },
        {
          "word": "-ex"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Costco",
        "FreshCo",
        "Pepco",
        "PepsiCo",
        "Petco"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-co"
}

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    {
      "form": "-c",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "nci",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-co",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
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  "pos": "suffix",
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        }
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          "on",
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        ],
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ],
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ],
        [
          "placename",
          "placename#English"
        ],
        [
          "-c",
          "-c#Classical_Nahuatl"
        ]
      ],
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        "(added to nouns) on, in, at; used to form placenames or indicate location. If the stem ends with a vowel, uses the form -c."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "added to nouns"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-copa"
        },
        {
          "word": "-īxco"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ko/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-co"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix).",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "suffix form",
        "head": "-cō"
      },
      "expansion": "-cō",
      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang": "Latin",
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "67 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "-cus"
        }
      ],
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        "dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -cus"
      ],
      "id": "en--co-la-suffix-ZbEEB~1m",
      "links": [
        [
          "-cus",
          "-cus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dative",
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkoː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔː]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-co"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Declined forms of -cum (nominal suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-cō",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "suffix form",
        "g": "n",
        "head": "-cō"
      },
      "expansion": "-cō n",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
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          "word": "-cum"
        }
      ],
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        "dative/ablative singular of -cum"
      ],
      "id": "en--co-la-suffix-Apu~UCCb",
      "links": [
        [
          "-cum",
          "-cum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dative",
        "form-of",
        "morpheme",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkoː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔː]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-co"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yxg",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "verb-forming suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-co",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yagara",
  "lang_code": "yxg",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yagara entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "dar (“earth”) + -co → darco (“to work the earth”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form verbs from nouns, with the verb meaning \"to perform an action related to the noun, usually collecting or working with it\"."
      ],
      "id": "en--co-yxg-suffix-AFieYXHF",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-co"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-c",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nci",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-co",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
  "lang_code": "nci",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
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      "word": "-copa"
    },
    {
      "word": "-īxco"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "Classical Nahuatl lemmas",
        "Classical Nahuatl suffixes",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "on, in, at; used to form placenames or indicate location. If the stem ends with a vowel, uses the form -c."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ],
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ],
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ],
        [
          "placename",
          "placename#English"
        ],
        [
          "-c",
          "-c#Classical_Nahuatl"
        ]
      ],
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        "(added to nouns) on, in, at; used to form placenames or indicate location. If the stem ends with a vowel, uses the form -c."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "added to nouns"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ko/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-co"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "company"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of company",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of company.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-co (proper noun-forming suffix)",
      "name": "en-prop"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Co."
    },
    {
      "word": "-ex"
    }
  ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
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        "English suffixes",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "Used to construct company names that borrow meaning from the root word."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Costco",
        "FreshCo",
        "Pepco",
        "PepsiCo",
        "Petco"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-co"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 1-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin non-lemma forms",
    "Latin suffix forms",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix).",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "head": "-cō"
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      ],
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          "-cus",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkoː]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔː]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-co"
}

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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin non-lemma forms",
    "Latin suffix forms",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "etymology_text": "Declined forms of -cum (nominal suffix).",
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    {
      "form": "-cō",
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          "-cum",
          "-cum#Latin"
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      "ipa": "[ˈkoː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔː]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-co"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yxg",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "Yagara suffixes",
        "Yagara verb-forming suffixes"
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        {
          "text": "dar (“earth”) + -co → darco (“to work the earth”)"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to form verbs from nouns, with the verb meaning \"to perform an action related to the noun, usually collecting or working with it\"."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-co"
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: proper noun-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-co"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-co",
  "trace": ""
}

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