-áceo

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See also: aceo and -aceo

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin -āceus. Doublet of -aço.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.se.u/, /ˈa.si.u/ [ˈa.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.sju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.se.o/

Suffix

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-áceo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ácea, masculine plural -áceos, feminine plural -áceas)
-áceo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -áceos, feminine -ácea, feminine plural -áceas)

  1. -aceous (of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed)
    ópio (opium) + ‎-áceo → ‎opiáceo (opiate)
  2. (zoology, especially botany) -aceous (belonging to a taxonomic family or other group)
    amaranto (amaranth) + ‎-áceo → ‎amarantáceo (amarantaceous)

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin -āceus. Doublet of -azo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈaθeo/ [ˈa.θe.o]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈaseo/ [ˈa.se.o]
  • Rhymes: -aθeo
  • Rhymes: -aseo
  • Syllabification: -á‧ce‧o

Suffix

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-áceo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ácea, masculine plural -áceos, feminine plural -áceas)

  1. -aceous
    acanto + ‎-áceo → ‎acantáceo

Derived terms

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Further reading

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