-iento

Spanish

Suffix

-iento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ienta, masculine plural -ientos, feminine plural -ientas)

1. forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often condition or state

   ‎harapo (“rag”) + ‎-iento → ‎harapiento (“ragged”)

   ‎hambre (“hunger”) + ‎-iento → ‎hambriento (“hungry”)

2. forms adjectives, indicating similarity

   ‎amarillo (“yellow”) + ‎-iento → ‎amarillento (“yellowish”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -iento

Further reading

• “-iento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16