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-ingo
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ingo Ingo INGO Ingó
Esperanto
Etymology
eo :bor<unc> de:-ling 1
eo. Both Cherpillod and Vilborg suggest eo de -ling, by metanalysis of de Fingerling finger cot.5 161ingo
Pronunciation
ingo
Suffix
eo suffix
A holder or sheath for something.
eo kandelo candle kandelingo candlestick
Usage notes
See usage notes at eo -ujo for differences between that suffix and eo -ingo.
Derived terms
eo
References
Italian
Alternative forms
it -engo
Etymology
it gem
Via it la-vul *-ingus, from it gmw-pro *-ing, from it gem-pro *-ingaz belonging to; coming from.
Suffix
m
used to derive adjectives and nouns indicating a state or condition
it solo alone solingo solitary
Derived terms
it -ingo
Further reading
ingo -ingo
Anagrams
it gino -igno Gino ogni
Spanish
Etymology
Ultimately from es gem-pro *-ingaz.
Suffix
m +es diminutive suffixes
es mostly Bolivia a diminutive suffix
es chica girl chiquitinga little girl
es señorito young master señoritingo little brat
Derived terms
es -ingo
Further reading