The word formation processes in the Spanish language involve transformations such as derivation or parasynthesis in which variants of various terms and words are obtained. Added to this is the use of suffixes that result in new forms of description and definition in speech or writing.
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What are suffix words?
Words with a suffix are those that have derivational morphemes. This is placed after the lexeme, resulting in a new word. It is a form of derivation.
They can be seen in:
monarchy
likeazo
greatvery
scenttherapy
Brazileño
colombofilia
galis
directpray
inspectionor
gastrites
Florianócop
participatedin view of
veganism
alguicGoing
neuralgia
greenbear
spectrummeter
bottleazo
momentito
quantityata
Phrases with words with suffixes
Some European states still retain their monarchy.
The horse of my dreams was great.
They recommended me to do a treatment aromatherapy.
My uncle had many pigeons because he practiced pigeon fancier.
The director from the institute he was gentle but very firm.
To overcome the gastritis I must eat lightly for a few days.
Helena traveled yesterday to Florianopolis.
A competitor of the contest presented an exciting story.
He received a terrible bottle in a bar fight.
The tenor began with a cantata traditional.
Even today one can see genuine examples of goodness.
The talk was very long and very boring.
The discovery he made was amazing.
He peasantry He fought hard for his rights.
In philosophy they have already delved into the Platonism.
The box includes the wonderful pinewood which begins the forest.
With that suit Juan looked handsome.
Income silently without the teacher seeing it.
A sun yellowish It was captured in a drawing.
The neighbor is very worker and keeps his garden spotless.
Types of suffixes
There are two kinds of suffixes that contribute to the formation of different words in the language. They have their own characteristics and fulfill various functions.
Appreciative or expressive suffixes
In this case, they are morphemes that will provide a subjective evaluation in a positive or negative sense by the speaker. They will give a nuance of appreciation or affection.
They are the following:
Diminutives: these have an emotional nuance, they give the idea of a version small of the word. The most common endings or morphemes are ito/ita, illo/illa, in, uelo/uela, ete/eta. dog: dogito
long: longita
boat: boatito
Augmentatives: its nuance implies something amplified or increased, which usually has some derogatory tones. The most frequent morphemes or endings are: azo/aza, ote/ota, aco/aca, udo/uda. dog: dogazo
long: longvery
boat: boataza
Derogatory: They have a tone between humorous and disdainful. The usual morphemes or endings are: aco/aca, astro/astra, ucho/ucha, ales, orrio/orria, oid. dog: doguch
long: lengthenuch
boat: boatuch
They stand out for do not change the grammatical category. As can be seen in the previous examples, the type of word has not been transformed, preserving its character as nouns or adjectives.
Non-appreciative or non-expressive suffixes
They do not indicate any kind of subjective evaluation on the part of the speaker or sender of the message. They are just a way for the language to transfigure words.
Use the following processes for this:
Nominalization: is when a word is given the form of a noun. good: bondad
run: runto
work: workor
height: heightto
Adjectival: This is the transformation of a word into an adjective. cheer: joyand
surprise: surprisingand
water: aquatico
air: aireo
Verbalization: occurs when a word is transformed into a verb. opening: aprgo
demanding: demandinggo
hit hitar
speak: spokear
birth: borner
Adverbialization: in this case the words become adverbs. quiet: quietmind
silent: silentmind
kind: kindmind
persistent: persistentmind
In all these cases there is a change of grammatical category. You can see that they become nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. However, there are cases in which, despite the transformation, the same type of word persists.
Nouns derived from other nouns
It happens when one noun is transformed into another.
For example:
farmer: peasantry
kid: childish
cat: catted
Pine tree: pinewood
women: womanish
Plato: Platonism
Adjectives derived from other adjectives
It is possible to make some adjectives other adjectives.
This is what happens with:
social: socialist
handsome: handsome
green: greenish
blue: bluish
yellow: yellowish
human: humanoid
in love: amorous
Verbs derived from other verbs
Verbs can also give rise to other verbs. They often do this by adding an infix and a suffix.
It can be seen in:
pass: sightseeing – pa-se-ar (morph + inf + suf)
rain: drizzle – llov-iz-nar (morph + inf + suf)
sleep: doze – dorm-i-tar (mor + inf + suf)