-usco

Spanish

Suffix

-usco (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -usca, masculine plural -uscos, feminine plural -uscas)

  1. Alternative form of -sco; forms adjectives that signify "relation" to the word stem; sometimes pejorative
    ‎pardo (“brown”) + ‎-usco → ‎pardusco (“brownish, dun”)
    ‎verde (“green”) + ‎-usco → ‎verdusco (“greenish, somewhat green”)

Suffix

-usco m (noun-forming suffix, plural -uscos)

  1. Alternative form of -sco; forms augmentative nouns
    ‎piedra (“stone”) + ‎-usco → ‎pedrusco (“unworked piece of stone”)
  2. Alternative form of -sco; forms collective nouns

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -usco

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.