-iento

Spanish

Suffix

-iento (feminine -ienta)

  1. forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often condition or state
    harapo (“rag”) + ‎-iento → ‎harapiento (“ragged”)
    hambre (“hunger”) + ‎-iento → ‎hambriento (“hunger”)
  2. forms adjectives, indicating similarity
    amarillo (“yellow”) + ‎-iento → ‎amarillento (“yellowish”)

Derived terms
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