augmentative suffix

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• augmentative — augmentatively, adv. /awg men teuh tiv/, adj. 1. serving to augment. 2. Gram. pertaining to or productive of a form denoting increased size or intensity. In Spanish the augmentative suffix ón is added to a word (as silla chair ) to indicate… …   Universalium

• augmentative — /ɔgˈmɛntətɪv/ (say awg mentuhtiv) adjective 1. serving to augment. 2. Grammar relating to or productive of a form denoting increased size or intensity. In Spanish, ón added to a word indicates increased size (silla, chair ; sillón, armchair );… …  

• Augmentative — An augmentative is a suffix or prefix added to a noun in order to convey the sense of greater intensity, often though not primarily indicating a larger size. It is the opposite of a diminutive.Augmentatives in a few languagesIn modern English,… …   Wikipedia

• augmentative — aug•ment•a•tive [[t]ɔgˈmɛn tə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) serving to augment 2) gram. Gram. pertaining to or productive of a form denoting increased size or intensity, as the Spanish suffix ón in sillón“armchair,” from silla“chair.” 3) gram. an augmentative …   From formal English to slang

• List of Spanish words of uncertain origin — This is a list of Spanish words of uncertain origin. Some of these words existed in Latin and/or Ancient Greek, but are thought by some scholars to ultimately come from some other source. Many of these words have alternate etymologies and may… …   Wikipedia

• Stileman — This interesting name, with variant spellings Stillman and Stileman, has two distinct possible origins, the first deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century Stille meaning calm and quiet plus mann , a man, and originally given as a… …   Surnames reference

• Stillman — This interesting name, with variant spelling Stileman, has two distinct possible origins, the first deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century Stille meaning calm and quiet plus mann , a man, and originally given as a descriptive nickname to… …   Surnames reference

• List of English words of Turkic origin — This is a list of words that have entered into the English language from the Turkic languages. Many of them came via traders and soldiers from and in the Ottoman Empire. There are some Turkic words as well, most of them entered English via the… …   Wikipedia

• Cojones — (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈxones]) is a vulgar Spanish word for testicles, denoting courage when used in the phrase tener cojones (equivalent to English have the balls to ). It is considered a curse word when use by itself as an expletive… …   Wikipedia

• Monongahela tribe — The Monongahela tribe of Native Americans is believed to be descended from the earliest group of human inhabitants of Western Pennsylvania. [Prof Dragoo Mounds for the Dead of Carnegy Vol 37 (1963)] Archaeologists believe these people to be… …   Wikipedia

• Minestrone — Homemade minestrone in a bowl Minestrone (Italian: minestra [soup] + one [augmentative suffix] hence the big soup, the one with many ingredients) is the name for a variety of thick Italian soups made with vegetables, often with the addition of… …   Wikipedia