"-ico" meaning in Spanish

See -ico in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /iko/, [i.ko] Forms: -ica [feminine], -icos [masculine, plural], -icas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -iko Etymology: Borrowed from Latin -icus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|-icus}} Borrowed from Latin -icus Head templates: {{es-adj}} -ico (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ica, masculine plural -icos, feminine plural -icas)
  1. forms adjectives from nouns; -ic Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ico-es-suffix-ggBHwjdK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /iko/, [i.ko] Forms: -icos [plural]
Rhymes: -iko Etymology: Related to Ladino -iko, which serves as the equivalent of -ito. Etymology templates: {{cog|lad|-iko}} Ladino -iko Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} -ico m (noun-forming suffix, plural -icos)
  1. (Murcia, Granada, Navarre, Aragon, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica) diminutive suffix, pejorative in certain regions; forms nouns from nouns; replaces standard Spanish suffix -ito (in Cuba/Colombia/Venezuela/Costa Rica, it is only used with words that end in /t/, e.g. gato > gatico; but perro > perrito. Tags: Aragon, Colombia, Costa-Rica, Cuba, Navarre, Venezuela, masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ico-es-suffix-KiSKcKYQ Categories (other): Aragonese Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Costa Rican Spanish, Cuban Spanish, Granadan Spanish, Murcian Spanish, Navarrese Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for -ico meaning in Spanish (3.3kB)

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