-ezno

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -icinus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈeθno/ [ˈeθ̬.no]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈesno/ [ˈez.no]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -eθno
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -esno
• Syllabification: -ez‧no

Suffix

-ezno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eznos, feminine -ezna, feminine plural -eznas)

1. forms nouns from other nouns; a diminutive suffix indicating the young of an animal

   ‎lobo (“wolf”) + ‎-ezno → ‎lobezno (“wolf cub”)

   ‎oso (“bear”) + ‎-ezno → ‎osezno (“bear cub”)

   ‎pavo (“turkey”) + ‎-ezno → ‎pavezno (“poult”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ezno

Further reading

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