-erizo

Spanish Etymology es osp -arizo (still found in some cases), from es la -āricius. The shift from /a/ to /e/ is probably by analogy with the related es -ero, and the stressed /i/ (for expected */e/) by analogy with es -izo. Pronunciation Suffix forms relational adjectives, especially referring to animals es cabra<t:goat> cabrerizo<t:goat relational> Suffix m + forms nouns indicating a person who farms, tends or herds a specified type of animal es cabra<t:goat> cabrerizo<t:goatherd> Derived terms es