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Spanish suffixes
Spanish suffixes (Cognates)
Term | Definition |
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-aje | -age — kilometraje (like mileage |
-ancia | -ancy — discrepancia (discrepancy) |
-arquía | -archy — monarquía (monarchy) |
-ático | -atic — lunático (lunatic) |
-ble | -ble — manejable (manageable) |
-cida, cidio | -cide — insecticida (insecticide) |
-ción | -tion — agravación (aggravation) |
-cracia | -cracy — democracia (democracy) |
-crata | -crat — burócrata (bureaucrat) |
-dad | -ity — pomposidad (pomposity) |
-esa, iz, -isa | -isa — -ess — actriz (actress) |
-fico, fica | -fic — horrífico (horrific) |
-filo, filia | -file — bibliófilo (bibliophile) |
-fobia | -phobia — claustrofobia (claustrophobia) |
-fono | -phone —teléfono (telephone) |
-icio, icia | -ice — avaricia (avarice) |
-ificar | -ify — dignificar (to dignify) |
-ismo | -ism — budismo (Buddhism) |
-dad | -ity — pomposidad (pomposity) |
-ista | -ist — dentista (dentist) |
-itis | -itis — flebitis (phlebitis) |
-izo | -ish — rojizo (reddish) |
-or, ora | -er — pintor (painter) |
-osa, oso | -ous — maravilloso (marvelous) |
-tud | -tude — latitud (latitude) |