-áceo

See also: aceo, and -aceo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -āceus. Doublet of -aço.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.se.u/, /ˈa.si.u/ [ˈa.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.sju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.se.u/, /ˈa.si.u/ [ˈa.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.sju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.se.o/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.sju/

Suffix

-áceo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ácea, masculine plural -áceos, feminine plural -áceas)
-áceo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -áceos, feminine -ácea, feminine plural -áceas)

1. -aceous (of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed)

   ‎ópio (“opium”) + ‎-áceo → ‎opiáceo (“opiate”)

2. (zoology, especially botany) -aceous (belonging to a taxonomic family or other group)

   ‎amaranto (“amaranth”) + ‎-áceo → ‎amarantáceo (“amarantaceous”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -áceo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -āceus. Doublet of -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈaθeo/ [ˈa.θe.o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈaseo/ [ˈa.se.o]
• Rhymes: -aθeo
• Rhymes: -aseo
• Syllabification: -á‧ce‧o

Suffix

-áceo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ácea, masculine plural -áceos, feminine plural -áceas)

1. -aceous

   ‎acanto + ‎-áceo → ‎acantáceo

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -áceo

Further reading

• “-áceo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28