-iento
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[edit]Suffix
[edit]-iento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ienta, masculine plural -ientos, feminine plural -ientas)
- forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often condition or state
- harapo (“rag”) + -iento → harapiento (“ragged”)
- hambre (“hunger”) + -iento → hambriento (“hungry”)
- forms adjectives, indicating similarity
- amarillo (“yellow”) + -iento → amarillento (“yellowish”)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “-iento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28