-ago

See also: ago, Ago, AGO, agó, aĝo, and ägo

Basque

Etymology

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Suffix

-ago

  1. Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs.
    ‎handi (“big”) + ‎-ago → ‎handiago (“bigger”)
    ‎zahar (“old”) + ‎-ago → ‎zaharrago (“older”)

Derived terms
Category Basque terms suffixed with -ago not found

Latin

Etymology

Originally probably equivalent or related to -āx-ō; see e.g. vorāx, vorāgō (< vorācō). However, Georges-Jean Pinault suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European nouns in -k + the possessive suffix *-Hō.[1]

Pronunciation

Suffix

-āgō f (genitive -āginis); third declension

  1. Suffixed to nouns, forms nouns describing objects, plants, and animals.
    ‎corium + ‎-āgō → ‎coriāgō
    ‎planta + ‎-āgō → ‎plantāgō
    ‎simila + ‎-āgō → ‎similāgō
    ‎medica + ‎-āgō → ‎Medicāgō

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -āgō -āginēs
Genitive -āginis -āginum
Dative -āginī -āginibus
Accusative -āginem -āginēs
Ablative -āgine -āginibus
Vocative -āgō -āginēs

Derived terms
Latin terms suffixed with -ago

Descendants
  • Italian: -agine, -aggine
  • Sicilian: -ànija
  • Spanish: -én, -ín

References
  • Leumann, Manu, Hofmann, Johann Baptist, Szantyr, Anton (1977) Lateinische Grammatik: Lateinische Laut- und Formenlehre, CH Beck, § 325.B.3., page 369
  • “-āgō” on page 90/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
  1. Pinault, Georges-Jean (2001) “The Latin word-type uorago: A reflection of an Indo-European suffix”, in Glotta. Zeitschrift für griechische und lateinische Sprache, volume 77, numbers 1–2, pages 85–109
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