-isco

== Galician == === Etymology === Probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈisko/ [ˈis̺.kʊ] Rhymes: -isko === Suffix === -isco (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -isca, masculine plural -iscos, feminine plural -iscas) -ish ‎mouro (“Moor”) + ‎-isco → ‎mourisco (“Moorish”) ==== Usage notes ==== No longer productive. Was appended to themes denoting names of nations or regions. ==== Derived terms ==== == Italian == === Etymology === A form of the infix -isc-, from Latin -ēscō. Cognates include Romanian -esc, Spanish -ezco. === Suffix === -isco (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix) used with a stem to form the first-person singular present of most regular -ire verbs ==== Related terms ==== -isci -isce === Anagrams === Cois, Cosi, Scio, Soči, cosi, cosi', così, osci, scio, sciò, scoi, soci == Latin == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈiːs.koː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈis.ko] ==== Suffix ==== -īscō (present infinitive -īscere, perfect active -ī, supine -um); third conjugation alternative form of -ēscō ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɪs.koː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈis.ko] ==== Suffix ==== -iscō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -iscus === References === == Spanish == === Suffix === -isco (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -isca, masculine plural -iscos, feminine plural -iscas) alternative form of -sco; forms adjectives that signify "relation" to the word stem; sometimes pejorative ‎mar (“sea”) + ‎-isco → ‎marisco (“seafood”) === Suffix === -isco m (noun-forming suffix, plural -iscos) alternative form of -sco; forms augmentative nouns alternative form of -sco; forms collective nouns === Derived terms === === Further reading === “-isco”, 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