-ingo

See also: ingo and Ingo

Esperanto

Suffix

-ingo

1. A holder for (something).

   kandelo candle, kandelingo candlestick.

Usage notes

For differences between -ujo and -ingo, see usage notes for -ujo.

See also

Esperanto terms suffixed with -ingo

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Italian

Alternative forms

• -engo

Etymology

Via Latin, from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz (“belonging to; coming from”).

Suffix

-ingo

1. Used to derive adjectives and nouns indicating a state or condition

   ‎solo (“alone”) + ‎-ingo → ‎solingo (“solitary”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ingo

References

• -ingo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana