-iento
Spanish, suffix/ˈjento/
-iento is spelled I-E-N-T-O (5 letters). -iento is a Spanish suffix meaning “forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often condition or state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Forma adjetivos que significan "con el estado físico, la condición o lleno" de lo indicado por la raíz”.
What does -iento mean in English?
suffix
- 1
forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often condition or state
harapo (“rag”) + -iento → harapiento (“ragged”)
- 2
forms adjectives, indicating similarity
amarillo (“yellow”) + -iento → amarillento (“yellowish”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Forma adjetivos que significan "con el estado físico, la condición o lleno" de lo indicado por la raíz.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -iento?
- /ˈjento/
- [ˈjẽn̪.t̪o]
- [ˈjẽn̪t̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to -iento
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.