-ago

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ago"

Basque

Etymology

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Suffix

-ago

1. Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs.

   ‎handi (“big”) + ‎-ago → ‎handiago (“bigger”)

   ‎zahar (“old”) + ‎-ago → ‎zaharrago (“older”)

Derived terms

Category Basque terms suffixed with -ago not found

Latin

Etymology

Originally probably equivalent or related to -āx +‎ -ō (agent noun suffix); see e.g. vorāx, vorāgō (perhaps from *vorācō). However, Georges-Jean Pinault suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European nouns in -k + the possessive suffix *-Hō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.ɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.ɡo]

Suffix

-āgō f (genitive -āginis); third declension

1. Suffixed to nouns, forms nouns describing objects, plants, and animals.

   ‎corium + ‎-āgō → ‎coriāgō

   ‎planta + ‎-āgō → ‎plantāgō

   ‎simila + ‎-āgō → ‎similāgō

   ‎medica + ‎-āgō → ‎Medicāgō

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	-āgō	-āginēs
genitive	-āginis	-āginum
dative	-āginī	-āginibus
accusative	-āginem	-āginēs
ablative	-āgine	-āginibus
vocative	-āgō	-āginēs

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ago

buccellago

capillago

carrago

coriago

farrago

laurago

plantago

plumbago

serrago

similago

solago

virago

vorago

Descendants

• Catalan: -atge
• Italian: -agine, -aggine
• Portuguese: -agem
• Sicilian: -ànija
• Spanish: -én, -ín (from oblique cases)

References

• Leumann, Manu; Hofmann, Johann Baptist; Szantyr, Anton (1977), Lateinische Grammatik: Lateinische Laut- und Formenlehre, CH Beck, § 325.B.3., page 369
• “-āgō” on page 90/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)