Masculine

-enho

Meaning

  1. (masculine, morpheme) forms the names of residents or inhabitants of a place
  2. (masculine, morpheme) forms adjectives meaning “of or relating to [the suffixed place]”
  3. (masculine, morpheme) forms adjectives meaning “having the qualities of [the suffixed material]”

Concepts

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ēnus (forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun), an enlargement of -nus. Compare Spanish -eño.

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