-ijo
Spanish, suffix/ˈixo/
-ijo is spelled I-J-O (3 letters). -ijo is a Spanish masculine suffix meaning “attached to verb stems to form nouns, sometimes denoting instruments or the result of an action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Forma sustantivos y adjetivos diminutivos, a veces despectivos, a partir de otro sustantivo”.
What does -ijo mean in English?
suffix
- 1
masculineattached to verb stems to form nouns, sometimes denoting instruments or the result of an action
- 2
masculineattached to nouns to form diminutives
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Forma sustantivos y adjetivos diminutivos, a veces despectivos, a partir de otro sustantivo.
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 -ijo?
- /ˈixo/
- [ˈi.xo]
- [ˈixo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.