-udo

See also udo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -utum, the accusative of -utus. Cognate to French -u and Italian -uto. See French -u.

Suffix

-udo m (feminine -uda plural -udos feminine plural -udas)

1. A suffix appended to nouns to form adjectives (which can also be used as nouns), to indicate that someone or something has attributes such as existence, abundance or resemblance, and sometimes indicates habits or attitudes, similar to English suffixes -y, -ous, -ful:

   (existence): melenudo (from melena)

   (abundance): peludo (from pelo)

   (resemblance): masudo (from masa)

   (habit): sombrerudo (from sombrero)

   (attitude): berrinchudo (from berrinche)

Derived terms

[+] Spanish words suffixed with -udo

See also

(usually does same conversion, usually appended to different nouns than those having "-udo", rarely to the same)

• -oso
• -ento
• -ón