"-io" meaning in Esperanto

See -io in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ˈio]
Rhymes: -io Etymology: From Latin -ia in country names. Etymology templates: {{der|eo|la|-ia}} Latin -ia Head templates: {{head|eo|suffix}} -io
  1. a place, usually a country, named after the root, whether that is a people, person, city, or river Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--io-eo-suffix-LyQmFlzq
  2. a science named after its practitioner Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--io-eo-suffix-r8dlZvLk
  3. -ium; used to form the names of chemical elements Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--io-eo-suffix-in95alLk Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -ujo for places named after their inhabitants: Anglujo [England, place], Svedio (english: lando is also sometimes used for places named after inhabitants: Svedlando) [Sweden, place], vulkanologio (english: scienco is used like a suffix with root words to form names of some sciences: vulkanoscienco) [volcanology, geology, geography, natural-sciences, science, sciences]

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        },
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          "text": "japano (“a Japanese person”) + -io → Japanio (“Japan”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "type": "example"
        },
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