"-aco" meaning in Portuguese

See -aco in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -aca [feminine], -acos [masculine, plural], -acas [feminine, plural], -acos [plural], -aca [feminine], -acas [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{pt-adj}} -aco (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -aca, masculine plural -acos, feminine plural -acas), {{pt-noun|m|f=+}} -aco m (noun-forming suffix, plural -acos, feminine -aca, feminine plural -acas)
  1. a suffix to make nationalities and demonyms Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--aco-pt-suffix-GDPsMGI1 Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 16 6 27 12 27 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 5 29 11 29 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 3 32 6 32 6 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Forms: -acos [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} -aco m (noun-forming suffix, plural -acos)
  1. a pejorative suffix Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--aco-pt-suffix-I-fyBpOy Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 16 6 27 12 27 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 5 29 11 29 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "-aca",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-acos",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-acas",
      "head_nr": 1,
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-acos",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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        {
          "_dis": "16 6 27 12 27 12",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 5 29 11 29 11",
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        {
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        }
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    "Portuguese suffixes"
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
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      ]
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  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for -aco meaning in Portuguese (2.1kB)

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