-ijo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• -ija

Etymology

Partly from Latin -ī̆culus, -ī̆cula, -ī̆culum, a diminutive ending. Partly from Latin -ī̆culum, an instrument noun ending (as in cobijo from Latin cubiculum). Compare -ajo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈixo/ [ˈi.xo]
• Rhymes: -ixo
• Syllabification: -i‧jo

Suffix

-ijo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ijos)

1. suffix forming nouns (sometimes with a pejorative sense)
   1. attached to verb stems to form nouns, sometimes denoting instruments or the result of an action
   2. attached to nouns to form diminutives

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ijo

Further reading

• “-ijo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28