-iento
Spanish
Suffix
-iento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ienta, masculine plural -ientos, feminine plural -ientas)
- forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often condition or state
- harapo (“rag”) + -iento → harapiento (“ragged”)
- hambre (“hunger”) + -iento → hambriento (“hungry”)
- forms adjectives, indicating similarity
- amarillo (“yellow”) + -iento → amarillento (“yellowish”)
Derived terms
Spanish terms suffixed with -iento
Further reading
- “-iento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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