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-éu
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Appendix:Variations of "eu"
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :der fr:-eau, -el<ref:pt Rio-Torto Graça Formação de palavras em português. Aspectos da construção de avaliativos. Coimbra UC 432–434 1993-10-29 2023-05-10 http://hdl.handle.net/10316/98743> + 1
Pronunciation
Suffix
m
forms the diminutive of nouns
indicates smallness
pt ilha island -éu ilhéu islet
pt mastro mast -éu mastaréu topmast, small mast
pt manto cloak -éu mantéu ruff
pt arpão harpoon -éu arpéu grappling hook
belittles the suffixed noun
pt terra land -éu terréu wasteland
pt malandro rascal -éu malandréu
pt casa house -éu casaréu shack
forms nouns, from nouns, denoting something that is related to or engages with the suffixed noun
pt lebre hare -éu lebréu sighthound
forms nouns, from nouns, indication a collection or a large quantity of the suffixed noun
pt fogo fire -r- -éu fogaréu bonfire
pt mata bush -r- -éu mataréu thicket
pt povo people -éu povéu rabble
Suffix
-oa,-eia
forms adjectives meaning “of, from or related to”
pt ilha island -éu ilhéu islander
pt Guiné Guinea -éu guinéu Guinean
Derived terms
pt
References