-ezno
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin -icinus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈeθno/ [ˈeθ̬.no]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈesno/ [ˈez.no]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -eθno
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -esno
- Syllabification: -ez‧no
Suffix
-ezno m (plural -eznos, feminine -ezna, feminine plural -eznas)
- Added to nouns to form other nouns; a diminutive suffix indicating the young of an animal
- lobo (“wolf”) + -ezno → lobezno (“wolf cub”)
- oso (“bear”) + -ezno → osezno (“bear cub”)
- pavo (“turkey”) + -ezno → pavezno (“poult”)
Derived terms
Spanish terms suffixed with -ezno
Further reading
- “-ezno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014