-oso

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-oso

[ˈoso]

Rhymes with o.so

Where it comes from

Del latín -osus.

suffix

Forma adjetivos con el significado de contener la cualidad propia de la raíz o base. demora → demoroso.
Forma adjetivos añadiendo un sentido despectivo a la palabra original. sida → sidoso.

In English

-y having the quality of
-ous suffix to form adjectives
-ish appended to adjectives
-ly forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of

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"-oso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/-oso. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

-oso. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/-oso

Chicago

"-oso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/-oso.

BibTeX

@misc{oso_2026,
  title = {-oso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/-oso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}