-azgo
See also: azgo
Spanish
Alternative forms
- -adgo (archaic)
Etymology
From earlier -adgo, from Old Spanish -adgo, from Latin -āticus, -āticum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈaθɡo/ [ˈaθ̬.ɣ̞o]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈasɡo/ [ˈaz.ɣ̞o]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -aθɡo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -asɡo
- Syllabification: -az‧go
Suffix
-azgo m (plural -azgos)
- Forms the office of the base word.
- almirante (“admiral”) + -azgo → almirantazgo (“admiralship”)
- Forms the effect or condition of the base word.
- hallar (“to find”) + -azgo → hallazgo (“discovery”)
- harto (“full”) + -azgo → hartazgo (“surfeit”)
- novio (“boyfriend”) + -azgo → noviazgo (“dating relationship”)
Derived terms
Spanish terms suffixed with -azgo
Further reading
- “-azgo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014