-azgo

See also: azgo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• -adgo (archaic)

Etymology

From earlier -adgo, from Old Spanish -adgo, from Latin -āticus, -āticum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈaθɡo/ [ˈaθ̬.ɣ̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈasɡo/ [ˈaz.ɣ̞o]

Suffix

-azgo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -azgos)

1. Forms the office of the base word.

   ‎almirante (“admiral”) + ‎-azgo → ‎almirantazgo (“admiralship”)

2. Forms the effect or condition of the base word.

   ‎harto (“full”) + ‎-azgo → ‎hartazgo (“surfeit”)

   ‎novio (“boyfriend”) + ‎-azgo → ‎noviazgo (“dating relationship”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -azgo

Further reading

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