-ento
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== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese -ento, from Latin -entus.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈentʊ], (eastern) [ˈɛntʊ]
=== Suffix ===
-ento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enta, masculine plural -entos, feminine plural -entas)
adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in, full of; -y
balor (“mould”) + -ento → balorento (“mouldy”)
cheiro (“stench”) + -ento → cheirento (“stinky”)
ferruxe (“rust”) + -ento → ferruxento (“rusty”)
merda (“shit”) + -ento → merdento (“shitty”)
==== Derived terms ====
From .
== Latin ==
=== Suffix ===
-entō
dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -entus
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin -entus.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ẽtu
=== Suffix ===
-ento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enta, masculine plural -entos, feminine plural -entas)
(inclined to); -y
grudar (“to stick”) + -ento → grudento (“sticky”)
having a certain quality
fedor (“stench”) + -ento → fedorento (“stinky”)
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“-ento”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
-iento
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈento/ [ˈẽn̪.t̪o]
Rhymes: -ento
Syllabification: -en‧to
=== Suffix ===
-ento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enta, masculine plural -entos, feminine plural -entas)
-y indicates a condition
sangre + -ento → sangriento
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“-ento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025