-ío
See also: Appendix:Variations of "io"
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish -io.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ío m (noun-forming suffix, plural -íos)
- a suffix forming collectives or with intensive meaning
Suffix
-ío (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ía, masculine plural -íos, feminine plural -ías)
- suffix forming adjectives with various meanings, typically referring to agriculture
See also
Derived terms
Further reading
- “-ío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014