suffix · femininethird declension
-āgō
-āgō f (genitive -āginis)
Classical[ˈaː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.ɡo]
Meaning
- morphemeSuffixed to nouns, forms nouns describing objects, plants, and animals.
corium + -āgō → coriāgō
planta + -āgō → plantāgō
Origins
Originally probably equivalent or related to -āx + -ō (noun-forming suffix); see e.g. vorāx, vorāgō (perhaps from *vorācō). However, Georges-Jean Pinault suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European nouns in -k + the possessive suffix *-Hō.
Descendants
- Catalan-atge
- Italian-agine
- Italian-aggine
- Portuguese-agem
- Spanish-én
- Spanish-ín
- Sicilian-ànija