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