Inherited fromLatin-ēnus(forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun), an enlargement of-nus. CompareSpanish-eño.

-enho (adjective-forming suffix,feminine-enha,masculine plural-enhos,feminine plural-enhas)or
-enho m (noun-forming suffix,plural-enhos,feminine-enha,feminine plural-enhas)

1. forms nouns indicating a native or inhabitant of a place

   Synonyms:-ês,-ão,-ista,-ense,-eiro

   ‎norte(“north”) + ‎-enho → ‎nortenho(“northerner”)

2. forms adjectives describing a place

   ‎norte(“north”) + ‎-enho → ‎nortenho(“of or relating to the north”)

3. forms adjectives describing the qualities of a another material

   ‎ferro(“iron”) + ‎-enho → ‎ferrenho(“unyielding”, literally“with the quality of iron”)

• “-enho”, inDicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “-enho”, inDicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
• “-enho”, inDicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “-enho”, inDicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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