-sco
Spanish, suffix/ˈsko/
-sco is spelled S-C-O (3 letters). -sco is a Spanish masculine suffix meaning “forms adjectives that signify relation to the word stem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Forma adjetivos y sustantivos indicando "similitud", "relación" o "pertenencia" con lo significado por la…”.
What does -sco mean in English?
suffix
- 1
derogatoryforms adjectives that signify relation to the word stem
príncipe (“prince”) + -sco → principesco (“related to princes”)
suffix
- 1
masculineforms augmentative nouns
peña (“rock”) + -sco → peñasco (“large rock, boulder”)
- 2
masculineforms collective nouns
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Forma adjetivos y sustantivos indicando "similitud", "relación" o "pertenencia" con lo significado 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 -sco?
- /ˈsko/
- [ˈsko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.