-ego

From Hispano-Celtic/Celtiberian -aikos, adapted to local Latin as -aecus. Cognate with Spanish -iego.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛɣʊ]

-ego (feminine -ega)

1. forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often indicating a relation, belonging, or origin

   ‎braña (“marsh”) + ‎-ego → ‎brañego (“marsh (relational)”)

   ‎labrar (“to plow”) + ‎-ego → ‎labrego (“farmer”)

2. forms nouns from nouns

   ‎pomar (“apple tree”) + ‎-ego → ‎pumarega (“orchard”)

   ‎soar (“plot, site”) + ‎-ego → ‎soarego (“doorstep”)

-iego

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɡɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡɔ
• Syllabification: e‧go

-ego

1. Forms personal, animate, and inanimate masculine genitive singular adjectives.
2. Forms neuter genitive singular adjectives.
3. Forms personal and animate masculine accusative singular adjectives.

From Latin -icus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɡo/ [ˈe.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -eɡo
• Syllabification: -e‧go

-ego (feminine -ega, masculine plural -egos, feminine plural -egas) (adjective)
-ego m (plural -egos, feminine -ega, feminine plural -egas) (noun)

1. forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often indicating a relation, belonging, or origin

   ‎La Mancha (“La Mancha”) + ‎-ego → ‎manchego (“manchego”)

2. forms nouns, especially for people

   ‎La Mancha (“La Mancha”) + ‎-ego → ‎manchego (“manchego”)

• -iego

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