-ío

See also: Appendix:Variations of "io"

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish -io.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈio/ [ˈi.o]
Rhymes: -io
Syllabification: -í‧o

Suffix

-ío m (plural -íos)

a suffix forming collectives or with intensive meaning
‎mujer (“woman”) + ‎-ío → ‎mujerío (“womanfolk”)

‎gente (“people”) + ‎-ío → ‎gentío (“throng, crowd”)

‎poder (“power”) + ‎-ío → ‎poderío (“power”)

Suffix

-ío (feminine -ía, masculine plural -íos, feminine plural -ías)

suffix forming adjectives with various meanings, typically referring to agriculture
‎labrar (“to plow”) → ‎labrante + ‎-ío → ‎labrantío (“arable”)

‎cabra (“to goat”) + ‎-ío → ‎cabrío (“goat (relational)”)

See also

-ía

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ío

Further reading

“-ío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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