-eno

-eno

1. completely

Inherited from Latin -ēnus, an extended form of -nus (suffix used to form distributive/collective numerals). Cognate with Catalan -è.

• IPA^(key): /-eno/

-eno m (feminine -ena, masculine plural -enos, feminine plural -enas)

1. suffix used to form ordinal numerals.

Borrowed from French -ène.

-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos)

1. (chemistry) -ene (forms the names of alkenes)

Borrowed from Latin -ēnus.

-eno (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ena, masculine plural -enos, feminine plural -enas)
-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos, feminine -ena, feminine plural -enas)

1. -ean (forms demonyms)

-eno

1. Eye dialect spelling of -endo, representing Northeast Brazil Portuguese.

• -ano, -eño

Inherited from Latin -ēnus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun.

-eno (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ena, masculine plural -enos, feminine plural -enas)
-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos, feminine -ena, feminine plural -enas)

1. (as an adjective) Coming from, related to, or like
2. (as a noun) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like

• Forms adjectives from nouns, but the adjectives in turn often come to be used as nouns.

‎Chile (“Chile”) + ‎-eno → ‎chileno (“Chilean”, adjective) → ‎chileno (“Chilean”, noun)

-eno m (noun-forming suffix, plural -enos)

1. (organic chemistry) -ene (forms names of alkenes)

• “-eno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014