-uyo

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto -ujo, from French étui, German Etui. Also considered a back-formation from etuyo (masculine).[1] Also paronym to etuyo.

Suffix

-uyo

  1. suffix used with a nominal root to denote a receptacle, ordinarily a case, box, chest or sheath
    ‎violino (“violin”) + ‎-uyo → ‎violinuyo (“violin case”)

Usage notes

Distinguish -uyo from -iero: sigaruyo = a case for cigars; sigariero = a short tube for smoking a cigar.

Paronyms

Derived terms
Ido terms suffixed with -uyo

References
  1. “Sufixi. (ik-yun)”, in Kompleta gramatiko detaloza‎ (in Ido), 2016 August 21 (last accessed)
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