-acoj

Esperanto

Etymology

From translingual -aceae, from the Latin -āceae, the feminine plural of -āceus (“resembling”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈat͡soj]
  • Rhymes: -at͡soj
  • Hyphenation: a‧coj

Suffix

-acoj

  1. Used to form names of plant families from the name of their nomenclature genus type.
    ‎lilio (“lily”) + ‎-acoj → ‎liliacoj (“Liliaceae”)
    ‎plantago (“plantain”) + ‎-acoj → ‎plantagacoj (“Plantaginaceae”)
    ‎rozo (“rose”) + ‎-acoj → ‎rozacoj (“Rosaceae”)
    ‎saliko (“willow”) + ‎-acoj → ‎salikacoj (“Salicaceae”)
    ‎ulmo (“elm”) + ‎-acoj → ‎ulmacoj (“Ulmaceae”)

Derived terms
Esperanto terms suffixed with -acoj
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