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Spanish suffixes2
More Spanish Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-ada | similar to "-ful" or "-load" - cucharada, spoonful (from cuchara, spoon) |
-ado, -ido | can indicate similarity to root word -dolorido, painful |
-al | indicates a tree or grove -manzanal, apple tree |
-anza | makes noun forms of some verbs -enseñanza, education |
-ario | indicates profession or place - bibliotecario, librarian |
-azo | a blow of the object of the root word -estacazo, a hit with a stick (from estaca, stake) |
-dero | indicates instrument, means, or capacity - lavandero, laundry (from lavar, to clean) |
-dor, -dora | indicates agent, machine or place; sometimes similar to "-er" -jugador, player; comedor, diner; calculadora, calculator |
-dura | indicates the effect of an action -picadura, puncture (from picar, to pick) |
-ear | common verb ending, often used with coined words |
-ense | indicates place of origin -estadounidense, of or from the United States, American |
-ería | place where items are made or sold -zapatería, shoe store |
-ero | variety of meanings relating to root word -sombrero, hat (from sombra, shade); vaquero, cowboy (from vaca, cow) |
-és | indicates place of origin -holandés, Dutch |
-eza | makes abstract nouns from adjectives -pureza, purity |
-mente | -ly |