-co

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ko/

Suffix

-co

1. (added to nouns) on, in, at; used to form placenames or indicate location.

Example:

tlapanco (literally “place on the roof”), from tlapantli (“roof”)

Xōchimīlco (literally “place on the flower fields”), from xōchitl (“flower”) + mīlli (“cultivated field”)

Derived terms

Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -co

Related terms

• -copa
• -īxco

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /koː/, [koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ko/, [kɔː]

Etymology 1

Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix).

Suffix

1. dative masculine singular of -cus
2. dative neuter singular of -cus
3. ablative masculine singular of -cus
4. ablative neuter singular of -cus

Etymology 2

Declined forms of -cum (nominal suffix).

Suffix

1. dative singular of -cum
2. ablative singular of -cum