-udo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "udo"

Michoacán Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish -udo.

Suffix

-udo

1. A suffix appended to nouns to form adjectives.

Derived terms

• ajuayudo
• ayudo
• esliudo
• tzondiudo
• yayudo

 

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -ūtus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.du/ [ˈu.ðu]

Suffix

-udo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -uda, masculine plural -udos, feminine plural -udas)

1. A suffix appended to nouns of parts of the body to derive adjectives relating to having a big example of such parts:

   ‎dente + ‎-udo → ‎dentudo (“(a male) with big teeth”)

   ‎perna + ‎-udo → ‎pernudo (“with big legs”)

   ‎cabelo + ‎-udo → ‎cabeludo (“hairy, long-haired”)

   ‎orelha + ‎-udo → ‎orelhudo (“with big ears”)

2. A suffix appended to abstract nouns to derive adjectives meaning “having the quality of”; -y

   ‎classe + ‎-udo → ‎classudo (“classy”)

   ‎sorte + ‎-udo → ‎sortudo (“lucky”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -udo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ūtus.

Suffix

-udo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -uda, masculine 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 or abundance, and sometimes indicates habits or attitudes, similar to English suffixes -y, -ous:

   (existence): ‎melena (“mane”) + ‎-udo → ‎melenudo (“long-haired”)

   (abundance): ‎pelo (“hair”) + ‎-udo → ‎peludo (“hairy”)

   (resemblance): ‎masa (“mass”) + ‎-udo → ‎masudo (“tubby”)

   (habit): ‎sombrero + ‎-udo → ‎sombrerudo (“wearing a hat”)

   (attitude): ‎berrinche (“tantrum”) + ‎-udo → ‎berrinchudo (“prone to throw tantrums”)

2. (Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras) A suffix appended to nouns of parts of the body to derive adjectives relating to having a big example of such parts:

   ‎diente (“tooth”) + ‎-udo → ‎dientudo (“with big teeth”)

   ‎pierna (“leg”) + ‎-udo → ‎piernudo (“with big legs”)

   ‎pata (“animal leg, human foot”) + ‎-udo → ‎patudo (“with big feet”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -udo

See also

• -oso
• -ento
• -ón

Further reading

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