-ego

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛɣʊ]

Suffix

-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

-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”)

Derived terms

From

Galician terms suffixed with -ego

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Polish

Alternative forms

-iego

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɡɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡɔ
• Syllabification: e‧go

Suffix

-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

Etymology

From Latin -icus.

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-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”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ego

See also

• -iego

Further reading

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