Galician

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Etymology

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From Hispano-Celtic/Celtiberian -aikos, adapted to local Latin as -aecus. Cognate with Spanish -iego.

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Suffix

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-ego (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ega, masculine plural -egos, feminine plural -egas)
-ego m (noun-forming suffix, plural -egos, feminine -ega, feminine plural -egas)

  1. forms adjectives and nouns from nouns and verbs, often indicating a relation, belonging, or origin
    braña (marsh)-ego → ‎brañego (marsh (relational))
    labrar (to plow)-ego → ‎labrego (farmer)

Suffix

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-ego m (noun-forming suffix, plural -egos, feminine -ega, feminine plural -egas)

  1. forms nouns from nouns
    pomar (apple tree)-ego → ‎pumarega (orchard)
    soar (plot, site)-ego → ‎soarego (doorstep)

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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-iego

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɡɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡɔ
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

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-ego

  1. forms personal, animate, and inanimate masculine genitive singular adjectives
  2. forms neuter genitive singular adjectives
  3. forms personal and animate masculine accusative singular adjectives

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin -icus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeɡo/ [ˈe.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -eɡo
  • Syllabification: -e‧go

Suffix

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-ego (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ega, masculine plural -egos, feminine plural -egas)
-ego m (noun-forming suffix, plural -egos, feminine -ega, feminine plural -egas)

  1. forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often indicating a relation, belonging, or origin
    La Mancha (La Mancha)-ego → ‎manchego (manchego)
  2. forms nouns, especially for people
    La Mancha (La Mancha)-ego → ‎manchego (manchego)

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