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Spanish suffixes
Spanish suffixes (Cognates)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -aje | -age — kilometraje (like mileage |
| -ancia | -ancy — discrepancia (discrepancy) |
| -arquía | -archy — monarquía (monarchy) |
| -ático | -atic — lunático (lunatic) |
| -ble | -ble — manejable (manageable) |
| -cida, cidio | -cide — insecticida (insecticide) |
| -ción | -tion — agravación (aggravation) |
| -cracia | -cracy — democracia (democracy) |
| -crata | -crat — burócrata (bureaucrat) |
| -dad | -ity — pomposidad (pomposity) |
| -esa, iz, -isa | -isa — -ess — actriz (actress) |
| -fico, fica | -fic — horrífico (horrific) |
| -filo, filia | -file — bibliófilo (bibliophile) |
| -fobia | -phobia — claustrofobia (claustrophobia) |
| -fono | -phone —teléfono (telephone) |
| -icio, icia | -ice — avaricia (avarice) |
| -ificar | -ify — dignificar (to dignify) |
| -ismo | -ism — budismo (Buddhism) |
| -dad | -ity — pomposidad (pomposity) |
| -ista | -ist — dentista (dentist) |
| -itis | -itis — flebitis (phlebitis) |
| -izo | -ish — rojizo (reddish) |
| -or, ora | -er — pintor (painter) |
| -osa, oso | -ous — maravilloso (marvelous) |
| -tud | -tude — latitud (latitude) |