-iego

Spanish

Suffix

-iego (feminine -iega)

forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often indicating a relation, belonging, or origin
‎verano (“summer”) + ‎-iego → ‎veraniego (“summer (relational)”)

‎mujer (“woman”) + ‎-iego → ‎mujeriego (“womanizing”)

‎andar (“walk”) + ‎-iego → ‎andariego (“restless”)
forms nouns, especially for people
‎mujer (“woman”) + ‎-iego → ‎mujeriego (“womanizer”)

‎palacio (“palace/court”) + ‎-iego → ‎palaciego (“courtier”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -iego

See also

-ego

Further reading

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

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