-enho

enho Portuguese Etymology pt la -ēnus suffix for adjectives of belonging and nouns of place origin, an enlargement of la -nus. Unrelated to pt enho fawn, which is from la hinnuleus colt. Compare es -eño. Suffix or m + pt place-n forms nouns indicating a native or inhabitant of a place pt -ês -ão -ista -ense -eiro pt norte<t:north> nortenho<t:northerner> pt Porto Rico<t:Puerto Rico> porto-riquenho<t:Puerto-Rican> pt place-a forms adjectives describing a place pt norte<t:north> nortenho<t:northern> pt quality forms adjectives describing the qualities of another material pt ferro<t:iron> ferrenho<t:steely, unyielding><lit:ironlike”, i.e. “unbreaking as iron> Derived terms pt Further reading 15712:1ce