-dumbre
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish -tumbre (still found in costumbre), from Vulgar Latin *-tumne, syncopated form of *-tumine, a dissimilated form of Latin -tūdinem, accusative of -tūdō. Doublet of -itúdine, -itud.
Found in a few words inherited from Vulgar Latin (certidumbre, dulcedumbre, mansedumbre, muchedumbre, servidumbre, soledumbre), and one word formed in Spanish (pesadumbre).
Suffix
-dumbre f
- (obsolete) used to form a noun from an adjective: -itude, -ness
- pesar (“to weigh”) + -dumbre → pesadumbre (“sorrow”)
- podrido (“rotten”) + -dumbre → podredumbre (“rottenness”)
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_words_suffixed_with_-dumbre' title='Category:Spanish words suffixed with -dumbre'>Spanish words suffixed with -dumbre</a>