-áceo
See also: aceo and -aceo
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -āceus. Doublet of -aço.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.se.u/, /ˈa.si.u/ [ˈa.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.sju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.se.o/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.sju/
Suffix
-áceo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ácea, masculine plural -áceos, feminine plural -áceas)
-áceo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -áceos, feminine -ácea, feminine plural -áceas)
- -aceous (of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed)
- ópio (“opium”) + -áceo → opiáceo (“opiate”)
- (zoology, especially botany) -aceous (belonging to a taxonomic family or other group)
- amaranto (“amaranth”) + -áceo → amarantáceo (“amarantaceous”)
Derived terms
Portuguese terms suffixed with -áceo
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin -āceus. Doublet of -azo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈaθeo/ [ˈa.θe.o]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈaseo/ [ˈa.se.o]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -aθeo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -aseo
- Syllabification: -á‧ce‧o
Suffix
-áceo (feminine -ácea, masculine plural -áceos, feminine plural -áceas)
- -aceous
- acanto + -áceo → acantáceo
Derived terms
Spanish terms suffixed with -áceo
Further reading
- “-áceo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014