"-eño" meaning in Spanish

See -eño in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈeɲo/, [ˈe.ɲo] Forms: -eña [feminine], -eños [masculine, plural], -eñas [feminine, plural], -ano [alternative], -eno [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɲo Etymology: Inherited from Latin -ēnus (forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun), an enlargement of -nus. Compare Portuguese -enho. Alternatively, from Latin -ineus. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|-ēnus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -ēnus (forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun), {{inh+|es|la|-ēnus|pos=forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun}} Inherited from Latin -ēnus (forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun), {{cog|pt|-enho}} Portuguese -enho, {{inh|es|la|-ineus}} Latin -ineus Head templates: {{es-adj}} -eño (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -eña, masculine plural -eños, feminine plural -eñas)
  1. coming from, related to, or like Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--eño-es-suffix-g9Kx5oJR Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 95 5

Suffix

IPA: /ˈeɲo/, [ˈe.ɲo] Forms: -eños [plural], -eña [feminine], -eñas [feminine, plural], -ano [alternative], -eno [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɲo Etymology: Inherited from Latin -ēnus (forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun), an enlargement of -nus. Compare Portuguese -enho. Alternatively, from Latin -ineus. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|-ēnus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -ēnus (forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun), {{inh+|es|la|-ēnus|pos=forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun}} Inherited from Latin -ēnus (forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun), {{cog|pt|-enho}} Portuguese -enho, {{inh|es|la|-ineus}} Latin -ineus Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} -eño m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eños, feminine -eña, feminine plural -eñas)
  1. one from, belonging to, relating to, made from, or like Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--eño-es-suffix-Ktkyi9zO

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for -eño meaning in Spanish (5.0kB)

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