-ejo
Esperanto
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German -ei, Greek -είο (-eío).
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-ejo
- indicates a place designed for the purpose expressed by the root
- advokato (“lawyer, barrister, attorney”) + -ejo → advokatejo (“law office”)
- ermito (“hermit”) + -ejo → ermitejo (“hermitage”)
- frenezulo (“lunatic, madman”) + -ejo → frenezulejo (“insane asylum, madhouse”)
- labori (“to work”) + -ejo → laborejo (“workplace”)
- preĝi (“to pray”) + -ejo → preĝejo (“house of worship, place of worship”)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Ido: -eyo
Portuguese
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Suffix
edit-ejo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ejos)
- Forming nouns
Derived terms
editSpanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin -culus. Doublet of -ículo.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-ejo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ejos, feminine -eja, feminine plural -ejas)
- forms diminutives; applies a detestable or vile quality to the root
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “-ejo”, 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
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