-ajo

See also: ajo, ajó, aĵo, ajö, -aĵo, and a'jö

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto -aĵo, English -age, French -age, Italian -aggio, Spanish es, from Latin -aticum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʒo/, /ˈad͡ʒo/

Suffix

-ajo

1. used with a noun or adjective to indicate an object so characterised, or an act

   ‎alkoholo (“alcohol”) + ‎-ajo → ‎alkoholajo (“spirituous liquor”)

   ‎reda (“red”) + ‎-ajo → ‎redajo (“substance red”)

2. used with a transitive or mixed verb, its object

   ‎drinkar (“to drink”) + ‎-ajo → ‎drinkajo (“a drink, beverage”)

3. used with an intransitive verb something so acting

   ‎eventar (“to happen, occur”) + ‎-ajo → ‎eventajo (“an event”)

Derived terms

Ido terms suffixed with -ajo

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -aticus. Doublet of -azgo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxo/ [ˈa.xo]

Suffix

-ajo m (feminine -aja, plural -ajos, feminine plural -ajas)

1. Forms pejorative diminutives of adjectives and nouns.

   Synonyms: -aja, -rro, -rra, -arro, -orro, -arajo, -strajo, -ucho

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ajo

Further reading

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