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-eño

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "eno"

Spanish

Alternative forms

-ano, -eno

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ēnus (forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun), an enlargement of -nus. Compare Portuguese -enho.

Alternatively, from Latin -ineus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeɲo/ [ˈe.ɲo]
Rhymes: -eɲo
Syllabification: -e‧ño

Suffix

-eño (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -eña, masculine plural -eños, feminine plural -eñas)

coming from, related to, or like
‎trigo (“wheat”) + ‎-eño → ‎trigueño (“similar to wheat”)

‎Navidad (“Christmas”) + ‎-eño → ‎navideño (“Christmas (relational)”)

Usage notes

Forms adjectives from nouns, but the adjectives in turn often come to be used as nouns.

Suffix

-eño m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eños, feminine -eña, feminine plural -eñas)

one from, belonging to, relating to, made from, or like
‎Brasil (“Brazil”) + ‎-eño → ‎brasileño (“Brazilian”, adjective) → ‎brasileño (“Brazilian”, noun)

‎barro (“clay”) + ‎-eño → ‎barreño (“earthenware bowl”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -eño

chilpancingueño

costamarfileño

Further reading

“-eño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈenjo/ [ˈɛː.ɲo]
- IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈenjo/ [ˈɛn̪.jo]
Rhymes: -enjo
Syllabification: -e‧ño

Suffix

-eño (noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

alternative spelling of -enyo

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