"-ego" meaning in Spanish

See -ego in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈeɡo/, [ˈe.ɣ̞o] Forms: -ega [feminine], -egos [masculine, plural], -egas [feminine, plural], -egos [plural], -ega [feminine], -egas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -eɡo Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Spanish -ego Inherited from Latin -icus. Doublet of -ico. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:inh|la:-icus<id:adjectival suffix>|doublet=-ico|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Spanish -ego [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ikos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-icus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "-ego", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="-ego"> Inherited from Latin -icus. Doublet of -ico., {{ety|es|:inh|la:-icus<id:adjectival suffix>|doublet=-ico|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Spanish -ego Inherited from Latin -icus. Doublet of -ico. Head templates: {{es-adj}} -ego (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ega, masculine plural -egos, feminine plural -egas), {{es-noun|m|f=+}} -ego m (noun-forming suffix, plural -egos, feminine -ega, feminine plural -egas)
  1. forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often indicating a relation, belonging, or origin Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ego-es-suffix-fq53PW8v Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 24 16 6 8 6 25 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 15 5 7 5 26 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 12 4 6 4 32 12 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 19 19 6 10 7 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 22 20 4 6 4 23 21 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 53 47 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. forms nouns, especially for people Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ego-es-suffix-F8F3POn~ Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 24 16 6 8 6 25 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 15 5 7 5 26 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 12 4 6 4 32 12 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 19 19 6 10 7 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 22 20 4 6 4 23 21 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -iego

Inflected forms

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    ],
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      "-icus",
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    ],
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      "-icus",
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      "-ico",
      "-ico#Spanish"
    ]
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "-egas",
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    },
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      "form": "-ega",
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        "e‧go"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈeɡo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe.ɣ̞o]"
    },
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    }
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Download raw JSONL data for -ego meaning in Spanish (3.8kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
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