-eco
See also: eco, Eco, ECO, eço, eco-, and éco-
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian -ezza, as in altezza (“height”) (Esperanto alteco). Compare French -esse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈet͡so]
- Rhymes: -et͡so
- Hyphenation: e‧co
Suffix
-eco
- denotes qualities
- bona (“good”) + -eco → boneco (“goodness”)
Derived terms
- eco (“attribute”)
- -eca
See also
Esperanto terms suffixed with -eco
Portuguese
Suffix
-eco m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ecos) (added to nouns)
-eco (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -eca, masculine plural -ecos, feminine plural -ecas) (added to adjectives)
- creates diminutives from nouns or adjectives (mainly pejorative)
- livro (“book”) + -eco → livreco (“bad book”)
- sono (“sleepiness, sleep”) + -eco → soneca (“nap”)
- travesti (“cross-dresser”) + -eco → traveco (“cross-dresser (derogatory)”)
Derived terms
Portuguese terms suffixed with -eco
Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeko/ [ˈe.ko]
- Rhymes: -eko
- Syllabification: -e‧co
Suffix
-eco (feminine -eca, masculine plural -ecos, feminine plural -ecas) (adjective)
-eco m (plural -ecos, feminine -eca, feminine plural -ecas) (noun)
- indicates a demonym or inhabitant
- Sonsonate + -eco → sonsonateco
Derived terms
Spanish terms suffixed with -eco
Further reading
- “-eco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014