-udo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "udo"

Galician

Etymology

From Latin -ūtus. Compare Portuguese -udo, Spanish -udo, Italian -uto, and French -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈudo/ [ˈu.ð̞ʊ]
• Rhymes: -udo

Suffix

-udo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -uda, masculine plural -udos, feminine plural -udas)

1. Forms adjectives and nouns from nouns for body parts to indicate that someone or something has a big example of or a large quantity of such parts.

   ‎cabeza (“head”) + ‎-udo → ‎cabezudo (“with big head; stubborn”)

   ‎guedella (“lock of hair”) + ‎-udo → ‎guedelludo (“long-haired”)

   ‎sorte (“luck”) + ‎-udo → ‎sortudo (“lucky”)

Derived terms

Galician terms suffixed with -udo

Michoacán Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish -udo.

Suffix

-udo

1. Forms adjectives from nouns.

Derived terms

• ajuayudo
• ayudo
• esliudo
• tzondiudo
• yayudo

 

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -ūtus. Compare Galician -udo, Spanish -udo, Italian -uto, and French -u.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.du/ [ˈu.ðu]

Suffix

-udo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -uda, masculine plural -udos, feminine plural -udas)

1. Forms adjectives and nouns from nouns for body parts to indicate that someone or something has a big example of or a large quantity of such parts.

   ‎perna (“leg”) + ‎-udo → ‎pernudo (“having big legs”)

   ‎cabelo (“hairy”) + ‎-udo → ‎cabeludo (“hairy, long-haired”)

2. Forms adjectives from abstract nouns to indicate the quality of the given noun; -y.

   ‎classe (“class”) + ‎-udo → ‎classudo (“classy”)

   ‎sorte (“luck”) + ‎-udo → ‎sortudo (“lucky”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -udo

See also

• -ão
• -oso

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ūtus. Compare Galician -udo, Portuguese -udo, Italian -uto, and French -u.

Suffix

-udo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -uda, masculine plural -udos, feminine plural -udas)

1. Forms adjectives and nouns from nouns to indicate that someone or something has a quality in abundance, and sometimes indicates habits or attitudes; -y, -ous.

   ‎melena (“mane”) + ‎-udo → ‎melenudo (“long-haired”)

   ‎pelo (“hair”) + ‎-udo → ‎peludo (“hairy”)

   ‎masa (“mass”) + ‎-udo → ‎masudo (“tubby”)

2. Forms adjectives and nouns from nouns to indicate habits or attitudes; -y, -ous.

   ‎sombrero (“hat”) + ‎-udo → ‎sombrerudo (“habitually wearing a hat”)

   ‎berrinche (“tantrum”) + ‎-udo → ‎berrinchudo (“prone to throw tantrums”)

3. (Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras) Forms adjectives and nouns from nouns of parts of the body to indicate that one has a big example or large quantity of such parts.

   ‎diente (“tooth”) + ‎-udo → ‎dientudo (“with big teeth”)

   ‎pierna (“leg”) + ‎-udo → ‎piernudo (“with big legs”)

   ‎pata (“animal leg, human foot”) + ‎-udo → ‎patudo (“with big feet”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -udo

See also

• -ento
• -ón
• -oso

Further reading

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