-udo

See also: udo, Udo, ǖdõ, and udo-

Michoacán Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish -udo.

Suffix

-udo

1. A suffix appended to nouns to form adjectives.

Derived terms

• ajuayudo
• ayudo
• esliudo
• tzondiudo
• yayudo

 

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -utum, the accusative of -utus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ˈu.du/

Suffix

-udo m (feminine -uda, plural -udos, feminine plural -udas)

1. A suffix appended to nouns of parts of the body to derive adjectives relating to having a big example of such parts:

   ‎dente + ‎-udo → ‎dentudo (“(a male) with big teeth”)

   ‎perna + ‎-udo → ‎pernudo (“with big legs”)

   ‎cabelo + ‎-udo → ‎cabeludo (“hairy, long-haired”)

   ‎orelha + ‎-udo → ‎orelhudo (“with big ears”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -udo

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -ūtum, the accusative of -ūtus. Cognate to Catalan -ut, Portuguese -udo, Italian -uto and French -u.

Suffix

-udo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -uda, masculine plural -udos, feminine plural -udas)

1. A suffix appended to nouns to form adjectives (which can also be used as nouns), to indicate that someone or something has attributes such as existence or abundance, and sometimes indicates habits or attitudes, similar to English suffixes -y, -ous:

   (existence): ‎melena (“mane”) + ‎-udo → ‎melenudo (“long-haired”)

   (abundance): ‎pelo (“hair”) + ‎-udo → ‎peludo (“hairy”)

   (resemblance): ‎masa (“mass”) + ‎-udo → ‎masudo (“tubby”)

   (habit): ‎sombrero + ‎-udo → ‎sombrerudo (“wearing a hat”)

   (attitude): ‎berrinche (“tantrum”) + ‎-udo → ‎berrinchudo (“prone to throw tantrums”)

2. (Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras) A suffix appended to nouns of parts of the body to derive adjectives relating to having a big example of such parts:

   ‎diente (“tooth”) + ‎-udo → ‎dientudo (“with big teeth”)

   ‎pierna (“leg”) + ‎-udo → ‎piernudo (“with big legs”)

   ‎pata (“animal leg, human foot”) + ‎-udo → ‎patudo (“with big feet”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -udo

See also

• -oso
• -ento
• -ón

Further reading

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