-eño

-eño

See also: eno, Eno, -eno, en'o, eno-, and èno

Spanish

Alternative forms

• -ano, -eno

Etymology

From Latin -ēnus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun, or from -ineus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɲo/ [ˈe.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -eɲo
• Syllabification: -e‧ño

Suffix

-eño (feminine -eña, masculine plural -eños, feminine plural -eñas) (adjective)
-eño m (plural -eños, feminine -eña, feminine plural -eñas) (noun)

1. (as an adjective) coming from, related to, or like

   ‎trigo (“wheat”) + ‎-eño → ‎trigueño (“similar to wheat”)

   ‎Navidad (“Christmas”) + ‎-eño → ‎navideño (“Christmas (relational)”)

2. (as a noun) one from, belonging to, relating to, made from, or like

   ‎Brasil (“Brazil”) + ‎-eño → ‎brasileño (“Brazilian”, adjective) → ‎brasileño (“Brazilian”, noun)

   ‎barro (“clay”) + ‎-eño → ‎barreño (“earthenware bowl”)

Usage notes

• Used to form adjectives from nouns, but the adjectives in turn often come to be used as nouns.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -eño

Further reading

• “-eño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014