-engo
Italian
Suffix
-engo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enga, masculine plural -enghi, feminine plural -enghe)
-engo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enghi)
- Alternative form of -ingo
Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -engo
Portuguese
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz.
Suffix
-engo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -engos, feminine -enga, feminine plural -engas)
-engo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -enga, masculine plural -engos, feminine plural -engas)
- (sometimes derogatory) pertaining to, having relation with or qualities of
- mulher (“woman”) + -engo → mulherengo (“womanizer”)
- judeu (“Jewish”) + -engo → judengo (“Jewish”) (derogatory)
- monstro (“monster”) + -engo → mostrengo (“monstruous; vagabond”)
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