-eño

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eno"

Spanish

Alternative forms

• -ano, -eno

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ēnus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun, or from -ineus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɲo/ [ˈe.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -eɲo
• Syllabification: -e‧ño

Suffix

-eño (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -eña, masculine plural -eños, feminine plural -eñas)

1. coming from, related to, or like

   ‎trigo (“wheat”) + ‎-eño → ‎trigueño (“similar to wheat”)

   ‎Navidad (“Christmas”) + ‎-eño → ‎navideño (“Christmas (relational)”)

Usage notes

• Forms adjectives from nouns, but the adjectives in turn often come to be used as nouns.

Suffix

-eño m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eños, feminine -eña, feminine plural -eñas)

1. one from, belonging to, relating to, made from, or like

   ‎Brasil (“Brazil”) + ‎-eño → ‎brasileño (“Brazilian”, adjective) → ‎brasileño (“Brazilian”, noun)

   ‎barro (“clay”) + ‎-eño → ‎barreño (“earthenware bowl”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -eño

Further reading

• “-eño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10