-iento

Spanish

Suffix

-iento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ienta, masculine plural -ientos, feminine plural -ientas)

forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often condition or state
‎harapo (“rag”) + ‎-iento → ‎harapiento (“ragged”)

‎hambre (“hunger”) + ‎-iento → ‎hambriento (“hungry”)
forms adjectives, indicating similarity
‎amarillo (“yellow”) + ‎-iento → ‎amarillento (“yellowish”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -iento

Further reading

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

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