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-ento

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See also: ento, entō, entö, and ento-

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ento, from Latin -entus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈentʊ], (eastern) [ˈɛntʊ]

Suffix

-ento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enta, masculine plural -entos, feminine plural -entas)

adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in, full of; -y
‎balor (“mould”) + ‎-ento → ‎balorento (“mouldy”)

‎cheiro (“stench”) + ‎-ento → ‎cheirento (“stinky”)

‎ferruxe (“rust”) + ‎-ento → ‎ferruxento (“rusty”)

‎merda (“shit”) + ‎-ento → ‎merdento (“shitty”)

Derived terms

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Latin

Suffix

-entō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -entus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -entus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈẽ.tu/

Rhymes: -ẽtu

Suffix

-ento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enta, masculine plural -entos, feminine plural -entas)

(inclined to); -y
‎grudar (“to stick”) + ‎-ento → ‎grudento (“sticky”)
having a certain quality
‎fedor (“stench”) + ‎-ento → ‎fedorento (“stinky”)

Derived terms

Further reading

“-ento”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Alternative forms

-iento

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈento/ [ˈẽn̪.t̪o]
Rhymes: -ento
Syllabification: -en‧to

Suffix

-ento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enta, masculine plural -entos, feminine plural -entas)

-y indicates a condition
‎sangre + ‎-ento → ‎sangriento

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ento

Further reading

“-ento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

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